Oct. 32 and beyond In her October column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says Martin Luther makes the case that liberation in Christ is both a freedom from and a freedom for. Read her column here.
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“God’s Work. Our Hands.” across the synod Congregations all across the NC Synod recently participated in the ELCA effort “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. Read these stories to see the […]
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Glorious Reformation worship Just over 800 voices were raised in worship and song during the 500th Anniversary Observance of the Reformation on Saturday, September 23, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Lutherans from both the NC and SC Synods of the ELCA were joined by their bishops: the Rev. Timothy M. Smith, of the NC […]
Read MoreAt the Table Together In her September column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton talks about an old recipe… Read her column here.
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Hurricanes Irma & Harvey Hurricane Irma made landfall Sept. 6 as a category 5 storm with 185 mph winds: one of the worst in recorded history. Touching down again in Florida and then moving inland, the impact to Florida is widespread and Irma will likely also affect other states before running her course.
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Harvey recovery and response How can we help? All of us watching the destruction of Hurricane Harvey over the last week have asked this same question. What can we do? The good news is, “we” as the ELCA–churchwide, synods, and congregations–have already begun to help.
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You’re invited to a Service in commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. Saturday, September 23, 2017 Covenant Presbyterian Church 1000 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC. A Sacred Concert featuring choirs from both Newberry College and Lenoir-Rhyne University will begin at 1:30 p.m. The service will begin at 2:00p.m. with a Processional of Ecumenical […]
Read MoreThe laborers in the vineyard In her August column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares a lesson from one of Christ’s parables. Read her column here.
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“What are you doing”? NC Lutheran Men in Mission Coordinator, Terry Edwards, recently made a Synod Partners visit to Messiah Lutheran Church in Hickory and asked, “What are you doing?” The answers amazed him. “I looked around and realized, ‘this isn’t a very big congregation, but they are sure doing a lot in this community,’ […]
Read MoreWhen Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton attended the Lutheran World Federation Assembly in May, she was reminded that the ELCA is not alone in the world. In her July column for Living Lutheran, she notes that while our contexts are very different, all Lutherans have something in common—our life in Christ. Read her column here.
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