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Tag: Juneteenth

It’s Gonna Hurt

https://youtu.be/6x-0uyjMTeU A Sermon for the Sunday after the Commemoration of the Emanuel Nine and Juneteenth. Preached at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, IN.

Posted on 21 June 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in SermonsTagged ELCA, Emanuel Nine, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Juneteenth, LGBTQ+, Lutheran, racism. 1 Comment


The Reverend Ken Ranos is pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Indianapolis, IN. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, he graduated from Capital University with a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Religion; and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary with his M.Div. He’s a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan, a self-proclaimed nerd and geek, gamer, and liberation theologian.

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