September is the month of remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools for the ELCA’s Truth and Healing Movement. The ELCA’s Truth & Healing Movement is an opportunity for members of the ELCA to increase our understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. There are several opportunities to learn, raise awareness, …
Together in Christ, your Mission Support dollars have supported the faithful people of Comunidad Amada de Cristo (Christ’s Beloved Community), the synod’s newest congregation. Together in Christ, we partnered to help welcome our newest neighbors seeking refuge in our communities. Together in Christ, we partnered to start a brand-new campus ministry in Wilmington, Wingspan. Mission …
This year marks the 10th anniversary of “God’s Work. Our Hands.” (GWOH) Sunday! On Sunday, September 10, 2023 congregations of the ELCA will join together for our annual day of service. “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday began in 2013 in connection with the ELCA’s 25th anniversary. It continues to be an opportunity to celebrate who …
Dear North Carolina Synod, While sad to say goodbye to Pastor Sara Ilderton this week, we are also blessed and excited to share with you not just one but two calls the synod council issued last week. We called Deacon Wendy Roberts at 60% time to be our Candidacy Coordinator. The umbrella of Candidacy includes …
The 2023 NC Synod Fall Convocation for rostered ministers, church professionals, and assigned SAMs will be a gathering place to be inspired, learn, worship, rest, and have fellowship. Keynote speaker, the Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, will walk with us sharing insights, life experiences, and fresh knowledge associated with homiletics, the role of the Holy …
At the 2023 NC Synod Assembly in June, Resolution 23.02 “Regarding Access to Abortion in North Carolina” was adopted by a vote of 199 in favor, 40 opposed, and 25 abstentions. The second part of the resolution encourages rostered ministers to engage congregations in a study of the ELCA Social Statement on Abortion as well …
Genesis Generations, this summer’s Bible Reading Plan, featured something new for the first time! Readers could respond to readings and contemplation with a creative response. This year, two readers submitted their own visio divina of one of the daily devotions of Genesis Generations. Pastor Rosemary Peek (Shepherd of the Hills, Sylva) shared her watercolor painting, …
Evening vespers, S’mores, ropes courses, and God’s abundant love. That and so much more is what hundreds of campers are finding this summer at the three camps supported by the NC Synod—Camp Agapé (Agapé+Kure Beach Ministries), Lutherock, and Lutheridge (NovusWay Ministries). On three consecutive Fridays of July, these camps are taking over the synod’s social …
From Monday, July 17, through Thursday, July 20, rostered ministers of this church gathered for the 2023 ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering in Phoenix, AZ—right in the middle of a heatwave with unprecedented temperatures. Several dozen NC Synod rostered ministers made the trek to Phoenix to experience fellowship, renewal, continuing education, worship, and Bible study with …
Let’s read the Bible together this summer! Join this summer’s Bible Reading Plan, Genesis Generations, which begins on Sunday, July 2, and concludes Saturday, July 17. There are several ways to participate. Read Subscribe here to receive a daily email in your inbox. (If you’d like to subscribe after July 1, please email Catherine Fink …