Niner United, the Campus Ministry of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) recently awarded Dick & Cherie Little with the Loy Witherspoon Distinguished Service Award on November 10 at a reception in their honor. The award is given annually for exemplary support of Niner United, the combined Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Lutheran campus […]
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Pull up a chair! “The kingdom of God is a bunch of outcasts and oddballs gathered at a table,” Rachel Held Evans wrote, “not because they are rich or worthy or good, but because they are hungry, and because there’s always room for more.” Held Evans, a 37-year-old best-selling Christian author, tragically died this spring […]
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LTSS names new rector and dean The Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore has been announced as the newly appointed rector and dean at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) of Lenoir-Rhyne University, located in Columbia, South Carolina. Shore will begin her duties in February. In her role as rector and dean, Shore will serve as the […]
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By the Rev. Phil Tonnesen, Assistant to the Bishop, NC Synod As I travel around our synod and across the ELCA I’m often asked why the NC Synod is always at the top of the list in terms of the number of people in the candidacy process preparing for full-time rostered ministry. My answer is […]
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