[metropolitan chicago synod elca – in jesus' name: proclaim the gospel, make disciples, do justice. more than 50 young people and youth ministry leaders gathered at st. andrew lutheran church in west chicago on saturday, nov. 16, for a one-day fall retreat.
rachel kurtz (pictured at right), a minneapolis-based singer/songwriter, was guest speaker and musician.
the retreat, with the theme “created to be me,” was focused on mental health, building on last summer’s youth gathering theme, “created to be.”]