The Kingdom of Heaven Looked Like a Block Party

Catherine Fink

The Kingdom of Heaven Looked Like a Block Party

On most weeknights during the summer months, college campuses tend to be quiet and deserted places. But on Thursday, May 28, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s (LRU) campus in Hickory, North Carolina, was buzzing with the sights and sounds of the NC Synod’s second biennial block party.  From Thursday until Saturday, lay leaders and rostered ministers from around […]

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Celebrating Anniversaries Together

Synod Gathering is a perfect opportunity to honor and celebrate congregational and ministerial anniversaries together. Congregations celebrating significant anniversaries this year were invited to the front of the stage to receive a certificate and take a photo with Bishop Emily. Congregations celebrating 75 years of ministry: The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Brevard Resurrection

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Podcast Features Bishop Hartner

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Pod features an interview with our own Bishop Emily Hartner in Episode 18. Hosted by Trinity Lutheran Seminary student Matthew Longfellow, this Lutheran-focused podcast explores faith journeys, church history, and the future through conversations with ELCA clergy, lay leaders, and full-communion partners. Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Calling All Writers!

Calling all writers! The Engage the Bible Ministry Team is looking for writers for the 2026 Summer Bible Reading Plan: Way in the Wilderness with Isaiah—our eleventh summer! Have you always wanted to write but have never taken the leap? Perhaps God is calling you to share your gifts for this effort! See previous years’

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