Is your congregation ready to engage in the Bishop’s Challenge? As people of welcome, there are lots of ways you can support refugees in the U.S. right now. Consider connecting the Bishop’s Challenge to the ELCA Day of Service, “God’s Work. Our Hands” (GWOH) on September 11. Some suggestions are: Get inspired with these prayers from […]
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The ELCA’s 2022 Churchwide Assembly (CWA) will convene Aug. 8-12 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The assembly, which is the primary decision-making body of this church, will gather on the original and ancestral homelands of the Shawnee, Miami and Kaskaskia peoples under the theme “Embody the Word,” based on Luke 24:45.
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When Beulah Yusuf began as a freshman at Lenoir-Rhyne University (LR) in the fall of 2018, she could not imagine all that the next four years would bring. While other freshmen were being dropped off at school by their parents, Beulah had left her parents 6000 miles away in Youla, Nigeria. LR’s Director of International
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The first-ever Synod Gathering is happening this year, June 2-4, at Lenoir-Rhyne University! Our Synod Gathering keynote speaker, Jacqueline Bussie—author, professor, and theologian—will present “Three Rules Christians Should Break” on Thursday and “Love Without Limits” (from her book by the same name) on Friday. Be sure to bring your own copy to Synod Gathering for
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Synod Gathering is about reuniting, worshiping, and learning with each other after such a long period of physical separation. The registration deadline is May 16! After registering, you will receive a link to choose which learning opportunities you would like to attend. View the growing list of choices including, The Birth of Mirth: Laughter Is Good Medicine!; Introduction
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) observed its 35thanniversary on April 30. On this date in 1987, the ELCA constitution was adopted during the opening session of the Constituting Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The ELCA was formed from a merger of three Lutheran churches – the American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran
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The first-ever Synod Gathering is happening this year, June 2-4, at Lenoir-Rhyne University! Bring a group from your congregation for one day, two days, or all three days of fellowship, worship, and learning opportunities. D Tuesday, April 26, is the last day of early-bird registration for the first-ever Synod Gathering. Save up to $20! Unlike Synod Assembly, the Synod Gathering
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For many years the Michael Peeler/Virginia Casey Funds have blessed our synod, rostered ministers, congregations, and agencies and institutions. The Michael Peeler Fund was established in 1955 under the will of Michael Peeler, a Salisbury businessman and member of St. John’s, Salisbury. The income gifted to the North Carolina Synod was “to be used by the
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Again this year, in hopes of giving our ministers a break or an alternative option—not to compete!—Bishop Tim Smith will be leading an NC Synod-sponsored Bible study on the Gospel of Luke during Lent for five consecutive Thursdays, beginning March 10 and concluding on April 7 from 7:00-8:15 p.m. Note we will not meet the
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Christ the King Lutheran Church (CTK), Cary is seeking a Youth & Family Minister to plan and coordinate the church’s programming with and for children, youth, and families, including Sunday School, youth groups, and other faith formation efforts such as youth mission trips. Responsibilities include building relationships; casting vision; equipping leaders; and teaching, modeling, and
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