Meeting under the theme “Created to Be,” nearly 16,000 youth, adult leaders, and others from the ELCA will participate in the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans, La., July 16-20. The Gathering brings together high school age Lutherans from across the country and overseas for faith formation, worship, fellowship, and service. Over three days, youth […]
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Synod means walking together. For the last eight years, I have been walking with congregations and leaders as the NC Synod Director of Finance and Administration. It has been eight of the best years of my professional and personal life. I have had the opportunity to welcome two children into the world, develop relationships with […]
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Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, was recently installed as Chair of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA’s (NCC) Governing Board during a service held at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C. The May 15 installation and worship service was attended by NCC Governing Board members, […]
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Congratulations to Pastor Jennifer Ginn (retired, Salisbury) and the Women of the ELCA’s Gather magazine! The magazine’s editors submitted her piece, “Grounded hope” to the Associated Church Press awards committee and she won an award of merit in the Seasonal Article category. Read Pastor Jennifer’s award-winning seasonal story. Women of the ELCA staff received a […]
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Created to be the body of Christ, the North Carolina Synod is more together. On the last day, youth from around North Carolina who will attend the ELCA Youth Gathering in just a few weeks joined Synod Gathering participants to worship, learn, grow, play, and serve. Following worship and a service opportunity, the afternoon closed […]
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At the conclusion of the three days together at the Synod Gathering, participants had the opportunity to put into practice what they had heard and learned in worship and workshops! Lenoir-Rhyne’s Shuford Gymnasium was transformed into an assembly line where participants could package meals for the organization Rise Against Hunger. They may look like simple […]
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With the ELCA Youth Gathering set to launch in New Orleans in a matter of weeks, it’s no surprise that some of the focus during the Synod Gathering this year was on youth. As youth groups gathered in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium on Saturday morning, the energy was young, vibrant, and overwhelmingly joyful. A six-piece […]
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“No place I’d rather be…” Guitars undergirding a familiar tune. Familiar lyrics. Everyone in the same pink t-shirt. No place I’d rather be. One of the great things about camp songs is that they never drastically change. Oh, we learn some new ones with different words sometimes, but the feel for them, the vibe, remains […]
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At the end of Bishop Tim Smith’s remarks on Friday, he announced Lutheridge’s 75th Birthday Capital Campaign and was joined on stage by 60 counselors singing and leading the crowd in camp songs. Pastors Tim and Mary Canniff-Kuhn, co-chairs of the campaign, invited us to “light a candle, pass the faith” by supporting camp ministry. […]
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Before Bishop Tim Smith spoke a word to the some 380 North Carolina Lutherans gathered on Friday afternoon to hear his annual address, the celebration had begun. Rostered ministers, retirees, and new-to-the-synod pastors were celebrated. Years of faithful service—from twenty-five to an astounding sixty—were recognized. Congregational milestones were also celebrated, with Daniels, Lincolnton reaching 250 […]
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