The Albert Lea-Austin WordAlone Chapter will host an event Sunday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 209 9th St. N., Northwood, Iowa. The Rev. Mark Chavez of Lutheran CORE will speak on the recent formation of the new Lutheran denomination, NALC. WordAlone Ministries is committed to helping Lutherans in North America to remain united to faith and mission centered on scripture alone. Anyone with questions may contact Jan Overgaard at 507-373-8510.

A new Lutheran denominational body was born on Friday, Aug. 27, as Lutherans from throughout North America voted overwhelmingly and enthusiastically to form the North American Lutheran Church (NALC). The decision to form the new church body was made at the annual Convocation of Lutheran CORE which attracted more than 1,000 Lutherans on Aug. 26 and 27 at Grove City Church of the Nazarene. Thousands more watched the convocation online.