A Star is Born: MovingToDubuque.com

A Church article with View Comments posted 25 April 2009.
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Well, I just put up my first Joomla! website in a long time. I had tried it back when it was “Mambo,” and it wasn’t ready, but that was several years ago. Anyway, the Lord of Life website task force realized a month or two ago that Dubuque has a large number of people getting ready to move to the area as part of IBM’s relocation from Rochester, MN. We wanted to provide a way to help those people get moved and situated smoothly. Since Minnesota is so very Lutheran, we also wanted to let them know that the Lutheran churches in the area are available and friendly and such. Thus, MovingToDubuque.com.

The site has very little on it so far, just a list of Lutheran churches and a welcome message, but we envision listing key businesses, schools, etc. It’s not a replacement for the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce website, but it can be a user-friendly supplement. We also want to draw upon seminarians’ (and others’) tips for packing and unpacking, as we’ve gotten to be pretty much pros at the moving thing by now.

While tomorrow is Internet Evangelism Day, this site isn’t about evangelism. We’re not trying to convert people or persuade them to be Lutherans (or Christians, for that matter). Instead, this site is a vehicle for hospitality. We hope it gets used and re-used in the coming days.