First Lutheran
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First Lutheran is a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), where we welcome all, we build community, and we serve our neighbor. Located in Onalaska, WI.
It is a wonderful time of year and a great way for our kids to share their Christmas joy! Join us TONIGHT, Wed. Dec. 17 for the Sunday School Christmas during 6:15pm worship!
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It is a wonderful time of year and a great way for our kids to share their Christmas joy! Join us TONIGHT, Wed. Dec. 17 for the Sunday School Christmas during 6:15pm worship!
If you’re looking for a way to get into the Bible in the new year, watch for the launch of a new Enter the Bible podcast in January.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you’re looking for a way to get into the Bible in the new year, watch for the launch of a new Enter the Bible podcast in January.
enterthebible.org/the-bible-in...
enterthebible.org/the-bible-in...
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Richard "Odie" Odemoe.
FLC + Funeral for Richard "Odie" Odemoe
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Richard "Odie" Odemoe.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Richard "Odie" Odemoe.
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Tina Buchal, who passed away surrounded by her family on December 1, 2025.
FLC + Funeral for Tina Buchal
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Tina Buchal.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Tina Buchal, who passed away surrounded by her family on December 1, 2025.
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Maureen Smith.
FLC + Funeral for Maureen Smith
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Maureen Smith.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Maureen Smith.
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Carole Myhre.
FLC + Funeral for Carole Myhre
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Carole Myhre.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Carole Myhre.
LAST CHANCE to take the Missional Assessment Profile! All members are asked to take it at 1stlu.org/MAP before midnight TONIGHT, Nov 10. We have 100 replies so far, but want to hear from everyone, age 14 and up! All answers are confidential. Help shape the future of First!
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
LAST CHANCE to take the Missional Assessment Profile! All members are asked to take it at 1stlu.org/MAP before midnight TONIGHT, Nov 10. We have 100 replies so far, but want to hear from everyone, age 14 and up! All answers are confidential. Help shape the future of First!
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Larry Ryan.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
FLC + Funeral for Larry Ryan
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Larry Ryan.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Larry Ryan.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
In search of fabric scraps! Any blues and purples will work. Bring to the church office by Sunday, Nov. 16 so they can be cut and ready for Advent Around the Table. Questions: contact [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In search of fabric scraps! Any blues and purples will work. Bring to the church office by Sunday, Nov. 16 so they can be cut and ready for Advent Around the Table. Questions: contact [email protected]
Our OWLs (our Older Wiser Lutherans at First, for anyone 55+) had a fabulous fall! Sept brought a great lunch cruise on the LaCrosse Queen, and int Oct was a trip to Sugar Creek for Yesterday’s Youth and fun filled Halloween party!
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our OWLs (our Older Wiser Lutherans at First, for anyone 55+) had a fabulous fall! Sept brought a great lunch cruise on the LaCrosse Queen, and int Oct was a trip to Sugar Creek for Yesterday’s Youth and fun filled Halloween party!
We give thanks for the gift of baptism and for these people, one with us in the body of Christ, who publicly affirm their baptism this Sunday, Oct. 26.
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We give thanks for the gift of baptism and for these people, one with us in the body of Christ, who publicly affirm their baptism this Sunday, Oct. 26.
A big thank you to everyone who baked cookies for LuMin's Free Cookie Wednesday this past week! Cleary Pastor Karyn and everyone had a great time giving away free cookies to students on campus, as did Honey Whiskey the therapy dog!
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A big thank you to everyone who baked cookies for LuMin's Free Cookie Wednesday this past week! Cleary Pastor Karyn and everyone had a great time giving away free cookies to students on campus, as did Honey Whiskey the therapy dog!
A little trip down memory lane with our OWLs (our Older Wiser Lutherans at First, for anyone 55+), flying back to 2021 when they took a dinner cruise on the Mississippi Queen paddle boat.
And they're flying there again! THIS Friday, Sept. 26. RSVP to Brian at [email protected]
And they're flying there again! THIS Friday, Sept. 26. RSVP to Brian at [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A little trip down memory lane with our OWLs (our Older Wiser Lutherans at First, for anyone 55+), flying back to 2021 when they took a dinner cruise on the Mississippi Queen paddle boat.
And they're flying there again! THIS Friday, Sept. 26. RSVP to Brian at [email protected]
And they're flying there again! THIS Friday, Sept. 26. RSVP to Brian at [email protected]
That I am loveable… that God and God’s people love me… that "this is not all there is." We can forget that the Creator of all things chose to live and die as one of us; and chooses again today to be in communion with us still at all times, in all places.
September 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
That I am loveable… that God and God’s people love me… that "this is not all there is." We can forget that the Creator of all things chose to live and die as one of us; and chooses again today to be in communion with us still at all times, in all places.
"What brings us? Hopefully, you feel called here by God to be a crucial part of a community that does hard things; to be a part of a family of faith that needs you; that’s better because you ARE here."
- Hear Pastor Stanton's full message from Aug. 17, 2025 at 1stlu.org/message.
- Hear Pastor Stanton's full message from Aug. 17, 2025 at 1stlu.org/message.
September 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"What brings us? Hopefully, you feel called here by God to be a crucial part of a community that does hard things; to be a part of a family of faith that needs you; that’s better because you ARE here."
- Hear Pastor Stanton's full message from Aug. 17, 2025 at 1stlu.org/message.
- Hear Pastor Stanton's full message from Aug. 17, 2025 at 1stlu.org/message.
Wednesday evening worship resumes TONIGHT at 6:15pm. Pastor Stanton will be providing his message on Luke 14. Join us!
September 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Wednesday evening worship resumes TONIGHT at 6:15pm. Pastor Stanton will be providing his message on Luke 14. Join us!
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Chuck Deeth.
FLC + Funeral for Chuck Deeth
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Chuck Deeth.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Chuck Deeth.
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Rick Schneiderman.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
FLC + Funeral for Rick Schneiderman
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Rick Schneiderman.
www.firstlutheranonalaska.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Rick Schneiderman.
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www.firstlutheranonalaska.org/events/funer...
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Gary Skogen.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Gary Skogen.
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Add these songs to your music library and get ready sing 'em this Sun in worship! Join us at 8am & 10am at First Lutheran, 410 Main St, Onalasa WI!
Soul on Fire by Third Day • The Blood by Bethel Music
Listen to these and our full playlist at 1stlu.org/spotify
Soul on Fire by Third Day • The Blood by Bethel Music
Listen to these and our full playlist at 1stlu.org/spotify
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Add these songs to your music library and get ready sing 'em this Sun in worship! Join us at 8am & 10am at First Lutheran, 410 Main St, Onalasa WI!
Soul on Fire by Third Day • The Blood by Bethel Music
Listen to these and our full playlist at 1stlu.org/spotify
Soul on Fire by Third Day • The Blood by Bethel Music
Listen to these and our full playlist at 1stlu.org/spotify
Come celebrate community and join in the fun at the Northside Neighborhood Block Party on Monday, Aug. 11, 5–7:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Church (1010 Sill Street, La Crosse). Free food, music, games, dunk tank & more!
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August 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Come celebrate community and join in the fun at the Northside Neighborhood Block Party on Monday, Aug. 11, 5–7:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Church (1010 Sill Street, La Crosse). Free food, music, games, dunk tank & more!
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We lift in prayer the family and friends of Beverly Manske, who passed away Aug. 2, 2025. www.kozlakradulovich.com/obituaries/B...
Obituary information for Beverly Ann Manske
View Beverly Ann Manske's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We lift in prayer the family and friends of Beverly Manske, who passed away Aug. 2, 2025. www.kozlakradulovich.com/obituaries/B...
Our “holy experiment” has blossomed into a full-fledged program here at First, where youth and adults find value in Faith Webs—a community builder and “community raiser.”
A “web” of witnesses - Living Lutheran
Youth and adults find value in Faith Webs—a community builder and “community raiser” for First Lutheran Church, Onalaska, Wis.
www.livinglutheran.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our “holy experiment” has blossomed into a full-fledged program here at First, where youth and adults find value in Faith Webs—a community builder and “community raiser.”
Only a few more days left to sign up for Vacation Bible School at First Lutheran! Starting Sun Aug 3 @ 5pm, & running thru Thur Aug 7. This year our friends from Sugar Creek will be bringing the fun to VBS! Don't miss it! Reg at 1stlu.org/vbs
July 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Only a few more days left to sign up for Vacation Bible School at First Lutheran! Starting Sun Aug 3 @ 5pm, & running thru Thur Aug 7. This year our friends from Sugar Creek will be bringing the fun to VBS! Don't miss it! Reg at 1stlu.org/vbs