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🌱 Allen congregation Tangible Grace Fellowship has officially been disbanded.

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In today's newsletter:

  • Allen congregation Tangible Grace Fellowship has officially been disbanded.
  • How big is Allen High School compared with the rest of Texas?

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  • Thursday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Official notice: LCMS districts (Oct. 2026) (lcms.org) — Tangible Grace Fellowship in Allen has been formally disbanded and is no longer a congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, according to an official district notice. The update comes alongside several clergy roster changes and parish reorganizations in Texas and other states within the denomination.
   

• Biggest High Schools in Texas: Top 10 (1023thebullfm.com) — Allen High School in Allen tops the list as the largest in-person public high school in Texas, with more than 5,300 students and a famously pricey football stadium. The story compares Allen's massive enrollment and facilities with other big campuses statewide, underscoring just how outsized local high school life has become as Texas keeps growing.
   

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