On May 22nd, 2017, Tim and Debbie Baker (pictured), former church council members, planted a silver linden tree on behalf of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter in Belmont, North Carolina, USA.
On October 29th, 2017, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the congregation and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Pastor Micah Kearney (left) planted an American elm tree as partner tree for the Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter in Belmont, North Carolina, USA.