PRESS PHOTOS BY TIM PATTERSON

Concordia Lutheran Church, Macungie, celebrated their 25th anniversary recently with a special service of thanksgiving to God. Guest Rev. Kevin D. Robson, pastor, Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Baxter, Minn., delivered the sermon at Octave Hall in the Allen Organ building with the theme, "Jesus Christ, the same, yesterday, today, forever." Earlier in day, the president of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches Rev. Dr. Carl H. Krueger Jr., was the guest preacher for the morning service at the church. After the special service at Allen Organ, there was a banquet back at the church.