An EMT, a lawyer, and a pilot walk into… It sounds like a joke, but it’s not. On the last weekend of September, participants in the NC Synod’s Lay Preaching and Synod Authorized Minister formation programs gathered in Salisbury for a weekend intensive focused on worship and preaching. Every person participating in what is now […]
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On Sunday Sept. 11, congregations all across the NC Synod joined congregations Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. This designated day gives us an opportunity to celebrate who we are as a church—one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. This year, congregations helped provide meals, clean […]
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Gathering under the theme “Embody the Word,” more than 800 voting members met Aug. 8-12 at the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center for the 16th ELCA Churchwide Assembly. In her welcome, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton acknowledged that the assembly was gathering on the original and ancestral homelands of the Shawnee, Miami, and Kaskaskia peoples. “We give […]
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The 2022 NC Synod Council recently gathered, September 8-10, 2022, in retreat at Lutheridge to welcome newly-elected members. While the regular meeting of the council began Friday afternoon, the added time allowed for group-building, onboarding, and extended conversation about recent synod council decisions. A Friday evening field trip was also on the schedule; all were […]
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On Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Friedens, Gibsonville, family and friends were joined by the community of Gibsonville, and many rostered ministers of the NC Synod to celebrate the life and ministry of Pastor Bill Zima. The packed church rang with voices praising God through hymns, prayers, and remembrances of Pastor Bill’s delight in showing […]
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On Sunday, August 28, 2022 the congregation of Trinity, Vale celebrated their 200th Anniversary as a community of faith! It was an exciting day that began with worship and concluded with a meal together. Several NC Synod pastors (pictured above, from left to right) joined the celebration: The Rev. Robert A Sain, son of the […]
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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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“It’s important that we speak about God’s grace. … But we do have to try our best to live into what that means. We should try to be a church of overwhelming grace so that our words match what we’re doing.” –ELCA Vice President-elect Imran Siddiqui Continue reading the Living Lutheran article about the ELCA […]
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I am full of emotions on this last day of the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Columbus, Ohio. The last time I attended a mass gathering with my Lutheran sisters and brothers was in 2018 at the ELCA youth gathering in Houston, Texas. As 30,000 Lutherans received Holy Communion together in NRG stadium, I found […]
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Day four of the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly included a service of Holy Communion and the seventh plenary session. Continue reading the Living Lutheran recap of the 2022 Churchwide Assembly, Day Four.
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