El 8 de mayo a la 1 de la tarde

May 8th at 1 PM

Presentamos:
Elizabether Vaquera Estrada
Kimberly Ann O'Conner Benavides
Betsabe Quiroz Rodriguez
Melanie Mayaciel Mondragon Benavides

Youth enjoy their homemade Gingerbread Houses while cutting the King's Cake in celebration of the Visit of the Wise Men.

Rosca de Reyes! The King's Cake...

(English follows)

Disfrutamos la tradicion de comer la rosca de reyes el 6 de enero, conmemorando la llegada de los Reyes Magos a Belen. Les toco a varias personas la figurita de un bebe, obligandoles a proveer los tamales para el 2 de febrero, dia de la Candelaria, la presentacion de Jesus y la purificacion de la Virgen. Espero que se junten con nosotros para la fiesta a las 7!

On January 6, we enjoyed the King's Cake, commemorating the arrival of the Three Kings in Bethlehem. Several people found the little baby figure in their slice of cake, which means they have to bring the tamales to the February 2nd Candelaria party, or celebration of the Presentation of Jesus/Purification of the Virgen Mary. It will be at 7 PM. We hope you can join us!

Who We Are

La Vela is now THREE: We are three years in the making (est. Fall 2007) and and work as two separate but collaborating organizations: La Vela Lutheran Church (this website) led by Pastor Kristina Johnson (336-202-1627) and La Vela Center for Spiritual Care. La Vela Center's telephone: 336-327-6511.

Misa en espanol a la 1 de la tarde cada domingo
todo en Espanol (se provee traducciones en ingles.)

Worship services are at 1 PM every Sunday
all in Spanish (English translation provided)

La Vela Lutheran Church is an approved mission start of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) supported by the sixteen congregations of the Northern Piedmont Conference

Building a Spanish-speaking Lutheran Christian congregation whose disciples are committed to the practice of spiritual exercises, study and sacramental worship in order to strengthen our witness of Christ’s mercy through outreach and service to others

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Obra de Dios. Nuestras manos.

God's work. Our Hands.

New Logo! What do you think?

Local Non-profit jumpstarts new Hispanic Bike League

The Hispanic Bicycle League was started through a program called Changing Gears, a project of BIG (Bicycling in Greensboro).

Here a second group of bicycle recipients from the program Changing Gears (see below) gathers at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection where the new La Vela Mission is being developed.

CHANGING GEARS Leads to New Latino Bike League

Changing Gears is an outreach program of Bicycling In Greensboro (BIG) designed to promote bicycling among low-income participants. It is funded by the Moses Cone Wesley Long Community Health Foundation. Thanks to Changing Gears and six bicycles, La Vela Mission has launched a new Latino bicycle league. Please consider donating your used bicycles for refurbishing by our volunteers so that more people can share in this increasingly popular activity. To donate a bicycle or make a financial donation, please use the email form below or contact Pastor Kristina at 336-202-1627.