An emotional farewell for the Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo
By Lee Egerstrom Thirty years ago, Mike Goze was leading a search committee to find a new pastor for All Nations Indian Church in Minneapolis. When he and team members went to interview the Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo (Ho-Chunk Nation), he told her they were looking for someone “who wore moccasins and could walk on […]
How to minister to a congregation amidst a pandemic? “Zoom it.”
By Lee Egerstrom The Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo and members of the All Nations Indian Church in south Minneapolis are finding crafty, high-tech ways to stay connected and comfort one another while the COVID-19 pandemic keeps them physically apart. “We’re getting good at ‘Zooming’,” Helgemo said. “We Zoom it.” In the two-plus months since churches […]