Equipping the Saints 2026 All-Day Regional event

VICTORIA - 2026 is the 42nd anniversary for the Annual Equipping the Saints (ETS), a regional event for a 12-county area, sponsored by the Bluebonnet Conference of ELCA Congregations. The all-day event is being hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church at 106 North DeLeon in Victoria, on Saturday, Feb. 7. This year's theme is "Christ, the Cross, and the Church." Equipping the Saints is known for its many workshops that provide important insights and Biblically-based practical tools to equip persons to do congregational and community ministry and mission. There will be opportunities for personal and spiritual growth, table fellowship (a pork steak catered meal) with Christians of area congregations, child care for young children of attendees, and the experience of worship as the body of Christ. While the event is sponsored by ELCA (Lutheran) congregations, it is open to all denominations. Pastor Herb Beyer, ETS chair, said, "It's not easy being the church in a changing culture. How can the church be or become relevant, addressing a multitude of needs locally and globally? Discover your purpose individually and as a community of faith-helping and healing, loving and forgiving, celebrating and serving, feeding and freeing, encouraging and strengthening healthy relationships, and showing up for folks in their time of need. We are blessed with the gifts of God to get the work that needs to be done in our communities because of the important connections we have-Christ, the Cross and the Church." Persons must register in any of the following ways: Through area ELCA Congregations or email: [email protected]; by phone: 361-573-4725 or 361-5734796, registration materials available through website: trinityvictoria.net; or contact Pastor Herb Beyer, ETS chair 361-798-0155 [email protected].