Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hickory, celebrated their NewSong Worship Curator & Lead Musician, Emily Edwards, as she was consecrated into the ministry of Word and Service by the Lutheran Diaconal Association (LDA) on Sunday, February 5. The LDA is an independent, multi-Lutheran organization that forms, sends, and nurtures communities of deaconesses and deacons, and “supports […]
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Join Bishop Tim Smith on Thursday nights in March for an online Lenten Bible Study. This annual Bible study with the bishop has become a favorite for many across the synod! This year’s study focuses on the New Testament letter to the Galatians. The five Thursday evening sessions will take place from 7:00 to 8:00 […]
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What do the Walt Disney Company, the bulldozer, the instant camera, and Lutheran Men in Mission have in common? They all turn 100 years old in 2023! In 1923, ten men had a vision of starting new Lutheran churches in North Carolina, but in order to do so, they would need to have money available […]
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January 22, 2023, was a momentous day for our faith! The Rev. Sally Azar, a Palestinian, became the Holy Land’s first female pastor. She is serving as a pastor in the ELJHL—Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Congratulations Pastor Azar! God bless your ministry! Read Presiding Bishop Eaton’s statement on the ordination […]
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LYO Assembly 2023 will take place Friday, February 24, through Sunday, February 26, at Embassy Suites, Greensboro. After two years of COVID-related cancelations, rest assured, this year’s LYO Assembly is a definite go! (If necessary, COVID-19 protocols will be followed.) The strength of LYO in North Carolina comes from the youth themselves. Like always, LYO is […]
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Pastor Sara Yoos is one of the program directors at Lutheridge and, beginning this year, will also be serving as Children’s Ministry Coordinator for the synod (approx 5 hrs/wk). Before coming to Lutheridge last spring, she served as a Pastor of Faith Formation in her previous call, focused primarily on birth-5th grade children and families; […]
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Dinner, a gingerbread competition, and campfire carols. That’s how Church of the Wilderness, Durham, the synod’s newest mission start, celebrated Christmas this year. Pastor Meghan Richter, says that at each gathering this community uses poems for their benedictions. On Christmas, the benediction came from Edmund Sears’ “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” (1849). […]
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The NC Synod bishop’s staff are joined by musicians from across the synod to offer a recorded worship service of Lessons & Carols to be used by congregations on either Christmas Day—Sunday, December 25—or on Name of Jesus Sunday—January 1—as a respite for worship leaders. We celebrate the hope of Jesus, born for us! Download […]
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LSC to expand New Americans Program with two new offices Lutheran Services Carolinas (LSC) is excited to announce it is once again expanding its New Americans Program by opening offices in Salisbury, North Carolina and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. “I am excited about this opportunity for LSC to expand our ministry and serve more New […]
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Spreading the Gospel can come in many forms, including sharing the resources to access the necessities of life. Grace, Salisbury, recently hosted a 5K run/walk event on a Saturday in neighborhoods around the church campus to benefit Lutheran World Relief. Read more from the Salisbury Post
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