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KCCM

Mission Partner: Kingdom Community Christian Ministries

Mission Partner: Kingdom Community Christian Ministries (KCCM)

Pastor Irene Blue

KCCM joined us in October and meet weekly for prayers and worship, Sundays 12:30 pm and 1pm

They host a Grief Group on 3rd Saturdays from 10am -12pm with Potluck

A yearly mission program is creating 100s of Hygiene Packs for students

We collaborate in prayer groups, Bible Studies, and Special Services and join together in fellowship and outreach.  Pastor Blue and Pastor Adelsberger will be supplying for each others’ ministry and will be on call as needed for each other.

Irene Blue served for five years as a Deaconess at Calvary Baptist Church and then for seven years as an Elder, Women’s ministry and worship director with Gethsemane Christian Discipleship Church. She answered the call and became the Assistant Pastor for Kingdom Community Christian Ministries while attending seminary. 

Kingdom Community Christian Ministries (KCCM) was founded on August 1, 2009, and then later incorporated in 2011 under the leadership of Loreene Pettaway, founding pastor. She served faithfully until the Lord called her home August 29, 2021. Irene Blue was installed as pastor on November 21, 2021. Since then, KCCM has conducted a Hygiene Kit drive and distribution program placing over 3000 hygiene kits in the community and built an online community of followers of the live Sunday message.


Pastor Blue currently holds her annual ministry license with the Great Lakes Conference—Churches of God, General Conference. She has Master’s Degree in Practical Theology from Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay, OH and an MBA from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, MO.

Professionally Irene has worked as a human resource professional for over 20 years, and was recognized as the 2022 HR Professional of the year. She currently serves as the Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development with the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.

Irene has been married to her husband Tony since 2001 and together they have two children Joshua and Evelyn. Irene loves to travel and visit friends, and family members back in their hometown in St Louis, MO and across the country or just explore historical landmarks all around the country. She has a heart to serve others in need. 

Irene’s life verse is Matthew 6:33 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.

MMH of Ohio

Mission Partner: Mission Mental Health of Ohio

Mission Mental Health  of Ohio, LLC (MMH of Ohio)

Zach Crowe, CEO

Mission Mental Health Ohio LLC is a behavioral health initiative aimed at helping students aged 12 to 18 cultivate essential life skills and navigate challenging situations. Our program includes activities such as budgeting, finance management, applying to colleges and trade schools, combating mental health stigma, and learning coping strategies—all within a supportive peer environment. These activities are designed to prepare students for independent living.

The primary objective of MMH-Ohio is to eventually transition from a profit-driven model to one focused on reinvesting reimbursements back into client support in three key areas:

  1. College Education
  2. Trade or Professional Skill Acquisition
  3. Small Business Grants

MMH of Ohio and MLC are partnering in missional ministries.  They will be doing outreach together, supporting and building each others’ ministry together.

advent

Advent Services

Advent Services

A Meditation on Psalms

Advent is a four-week time to wait and prepare the way for Christ’s birth on Christmas Eve. This is a spiritual renewal time to prepare our hearts for the joy of the incarnation of Christ with us. Most Christian denominations observe Advent in anticipation of Christmas, the Second coming of Christ and the continued weekly celebration of Christ’s special presence in the sacrament of communion. We can practice this anticipation by using Advent calendars, special devotions, lighting an Advent wreath, setting up a Chrismon tree, and setting up Christmas decorations like tree, lights, nativity sets. Sometimes we do this liturgically through a Hanging of the Greens service. There are Christmas programs for adults and children, special parties, and gift giving that continues through the Christmas and Epiphany season.

 

Christ

Christ the King Sunday

Christ the King Sunday

November 23, 2025, Worship at 10 am

This is the last Sunday of the church liturgical year. Also know as the Feast of Christ the King this service emphasizes the sovereignty of Jesus Christ over all creation. It began in the early 20th century to mark a moment for spiritual reflection and divine authority. instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925, this celebration was initially a response to growing secularism and nationalism. The Pope sought to remind the faithful of Christ’s ultimate authority over human affairs, transcending political and social boundaries. This feast day was intended to reaffirm the spiritual sovereignty of Jesus, countering ideologies that threatened to overshadow religious values.

This special day is placed symbolically at the end of the liturgical year, serving as a reminder that Christ’s reign is eternal, encompassing all time and creation. This Sunday reminds us of our belief that Jesus’ kingship isn’t just limited to the past or future but is a present reality. We reflect on the entirety of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, and recognize His ongoing influence in the world.

 

Pastor Mary

Rev. A.N. Mary Adelsberger

Rev. A.N. Mary Adelsberger

Welcome! I am so glad that you came to our website.

We have a varied amount of information listed for you to get a glimpse of who Memorial Lutheran Church is, but you really need to experience us and see for yourself. Please come and visit with your questions, with your needs, and with your joy! We warmly invite you to come and see Christ in our midst, worship together, and participate in our ministries and life of our church. We hope you will be spiritually fed for your week and inspired by the Holy Spirit to follow Jesus. There is room for you here, and we hope you find it a place to belong! We a broad spectrum of ministry but continue to look for new volunteers and new ways to Love God and Love People! We focus on Worship and Service and are putting special emphasis on Youth, Relationship, Sharing our Faith, and cleaning up our procedures to have our ministries be transparent and invitational for all.

Let me tell you a bit about me, so we can start getting to know each other. I await the moment to know all about you too! I don’t want to make this a brag-fest, but let you know who I am and a little about what I’ve done.

I was born in Leduc Alberta to a German Immigrant family: my father was the 5th pastor in our family, first outside of Europe! We moved to San Francisco when I was young and I attended Mercy High School a Prep School for Girls in Burlingame and graduated from California Lutheran University with a BA in German, BA in English, and a Degree in Musical Direction. Before I attended Seminary at Pacific Lutheran in Berkley. Graduating with a Masters of Divinity, I worked in a variety of positions of management locally and regionally (for 2 stores) and social services like Women’s Crisis homes, Juvenile Homes, Safe Houses, Counseling Centers, as Associate in a UCC Church, and in a few creative fields such as music, toy design, catering, and National student test creation firm. I met my husband at seminary and have been married over 30 years. He serves at St. James in Toledo as a SAM (synod appointed minister). We came to Toledo 4 years ago when I received a call to MLC.

I served some churches in the Bay Area and then moved to the Sacramento Area and served in Sacramento for almost 30 years. I served as a Parish Pastor in small, mid-size, and large churches and I also worked for the synod council and office as a Trained Intentional Interim Pastor for Systemically unhealthy churches. Throughout the years I continued my education with classes in Bible, Administration, Youth and Children’s Ministry, Community Organizing, Fostering Racial Relations, Church leadership, Stewardship, Grant Writing, Campaign Organization, Iconography, Spiritual Direction and Formation, Spiritual practices, Evangelism, and Missional Projects. I went on Sabbatical in Hawaii for over a month and studied the Island Spirituality as I served as an Episcopal Priest.

I opened and ran two large food pantries, a crisis nursery, a teen center, and worked Ecumenically as the chair of a ministerial organization for years. I served as a chair of an Endowment and Grant Organization (4 years), as chair for the Women’s Concerns for our synod (6 years), Church Women United board member, the Merced County Drug and Alcohol Treatment board member, and served as chair of Young Life, worked with Hispanic refugees, started the Hmong group in Central Ca sponsoring their strawberry growing business, as well as many other mission projects. I’ve directed choirs and had my artwork commissioned by churches and bishops. I have sold handmade quilts, costumes, and paraments/vestments.

My hobbies are quilting, artwork and training my dachshunds (my last was a comfort dog), the current one is a terrorist…but is becoming a great athlete. I have played piano and guitar in the past, but don’t do much playing but I recently taught myself to drum…but have a way to go with that! My favorite things to do are preaching, baptizing, and evangelism!

Come By, join us for Worship and a cup of coffee, a cookie, and conversation! Let me know how I can pray for you, or any needs or questions you may have, and let me introduce you to some folks here. I really would like to get to know you too!

Pastor Mary

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