Faith-Filled-48! @ Sugar Creek
First Lutheran's 48-hour festival @ Sugar Creek! Come for any or all of the fun, faith-filled 48 hours!
Parents' Night Out @ Sugar Creek
An evening of fun for elementary kids and younger, and a relaxing night for the parent(s)!
Parents' Night Out
An evening of fun for elementary kids and younger, and a relaxing night for the parent(s)!
Volunteer Work Weekend for Fall @ First
Great opportunity to make First look nice!
Fall Festival
It’s time to fill our parking lot with trunks full of treats for neighborhood kids!
Peer Ministry
Peer Ministry is a great way for our 10th graders to learn about how to deal with any situation.
Middle & High School Retreat @ Sugar Creek
Experience how to connect with the living God at Sugar Creek!
Advent Around the Table
Join us for this intergenerational event, to grow in our faith as we begin the Advent season.
Christmas Cookie Decorating
Decorating Christmas cookies together, in the Fellowship Hall.
High School Retreat @ Sugar Creek
Experience how to connect with the living God at Sugar Creek!
Graduation Milestone & Recognition Dinner
Graduates, you and your parents/guardians are invited to mark the milestone of your graduation at First.
Palm Sunday Breakfast Fundraiser
Between services enjoy a Palm Sun breakfast, a fundraiser for youth participating in summer ministries.
Mabel Anderson Scholarship Deadline
College scholarship for high school graduates who are members of First.
Volunteer Work Weekend for Spring @ First
Great opportunity to make First look nice!
Chicken Dinner Fundraiser
Fundraiser for youth ministries, and an easy meal for your home!
Blessing Graduates
We invite our graduates and their families to worship, for a special blessing in celebration of this milestone.
All-Ages Service Trip @ Duluth, MN
Serving in Duluth, MN, from July 8–12, for ALL AGES!
High School Service Trip @ Hazlet, NJ
Serving in Hazelt, NJ, from July 19–25, for youth currently in grades 9–12.
All-Church Picnic & Waterslide!
Church-wide picnic at Van Riper Park! Food and fellowship for all, and water-park fun for kids!
ELCA Youth Gathering 2027 @ Minneaplis
The next gathering will be June 28–July 2 in Minneapolis!
Entering High School Milestone
For youth and their parents/guardians as they transition into high school.
Blessing Backpacks & Devices/Students & Staff
Join us for a blessing to start the school year, for all students & staff, K–college.
CANCELLED: High School Beach Day
High school youth group will spend the afternoon at the beach!
High School Kayak & Paddle Board
High school youth group will spend the afternoon on the water!
High School Camp Prep @ Sugar Creek
High schoolers head to Sugar Creek to help get camp ready for summer campers!
First Sunday High School Gathering
Small group for youth in high school. Parents/guardians help provide meals.
HS Sugar Creek Winter Fun Day!
High school youth are invited to the Winter Fun Day @ Sugar Creek!
High School Mission Trip Info Meeting
Learn more about the 2025 High School mission trip to NC.
High School Shopping
High school youth group will do a little shopping together in Rochester, MN.
Faith Web Fall Meet-up
Meet everyone in your Faith Web and trade contact info!
Lutheran Youth: Let’s Jump!
A synod-wide fellowship event at Jump Start for our youth, coordinated by La Crosse Area Synod LYLE committee.
Coulee Region Hunger Walk / Run / Bike
A relaxed 5K that raises money for local non-profits fighting hunger in our area.
Butter Braid Fundraiser
Fall fundraiser for youth going to camp & mission trip.
Pre-Gathering Gathering
Gathering together with other church’s in our synod, in preparation for the ELCA Gathering.
Faith Web March Meet-up
We’re hosting the next Faith Web meet-up on Sunday, Mar. 3, between services, in the sanctuary:
elementary kids meet their supporting households from 9–9:15am
middle school/high school kids meet their supporting households 10:15–10:30am
Questions about Faith Webs? Stop by the Faith Webs table in the narthex after worship!
JOURNEY Tri-Synod High School Youth Gathering
Boundless Wisconsin Youth Leadership Development Event at Sugar Creek, for high school youth.
First Teen Clothes Closet High School Art Show
Artwork by Pa Houa, graduate of Holmen High School.
Dear First Lutheran Congregation, you are cordially invited to First Teen Clothes Closet's High School Art Show.
WHEN: Sunday, April 2, 2023
WHERE: Trinity Lutheran Church, 1010 Sill Street, La Crosse (park on Charles Street and enter south door on Charles Street)
First Teen Clothes Closet is partnering with art students and teachers at Onalaska and Logan High Schools to bring teen art to our walls!
We would love to have you come and see what they've created, while also touring our Clothes Closet! Light refreshments will be served.
Please call the church office (608.783.2236) if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!
You can learn more about the First Teen Clothes Closet by clicking here!
Parents' Night Out & Christmas Cookie Decorating!
An evening of fun for elementary kids & younger, & an opportunity for parents to get in some Christmas shopping!
Middle & High School Mission Trip to Bayou Le Batre, Alabama
Mission trip for middle and high school youth.
Middle & High School Get Lost in Corn Maze
Middle & high school youth get lost in corn maze, Sat Oct 19, gather at church at 3:30pm
Sabbatical Together: Listening as a Spiritual Practice
Presented by Steve Spilde, Sun, Nov 11, 6:30pm
Sabbatical Together: Genealogy 101
Get started on researching your genealogy, Tues, Oct 30, 6:30pm
Sabbatical Together: Photo Walk
See God’s creation through your camera’s lens, Sun, Oct 7, 12pm
Sabbatical Together: Pottery Night
Get creative with ceramics on Tues, Sept 18, 6-9pm, at All Glazed Up