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The congregations of the South Carolina Synod look forward to welcoming you.

Church Comms Roadshow

February 1, 2025
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Boundaries & inclusion

If you have not yet fulfilled the requirement for 2024 BIE-Cultural Competency and Racial Justice, the option available now is:

Toward Racial Justice Training through United Lutheran Seminary

Bible team releases Bible studies

The South Carolina Synod Bible Team began meeting in the summer of 2023 to consider ways to fulfill the work of the Resolution on Living into the Unity of the Body of Christ that passed at the 2023 Synod Assembly.

South Carolina Synod Disaster Fund Appeal

The South Carolina Synod Council has approved a four month focus for an ongoing appeal conducted September 1-December 31 to increase funding for the South Carolina Synod Disaster Response Fund.

What’s Happening

We Pray for the Family of Betty May Habenicht Park

We Pray for the Family of Betty May Habenicht Park

Betty May Habenicht Park, loving and much-loved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, died peacefully at her home in White Rock, S.C. on Thursday, December 19, 2024. She was 95 years old. Betty was born in Columbia, S.C. on August 9, 1929, to...

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We Pray for the Family of Barbara H. (Bobbie) Sides

We Pray for the Family of Barbara H. (Bobbie) Sides

With hearts full of love and gratitude, we celebrate the remarkable life of Barbara Sides, known affectionately as "Bobbie" to most. She touched countless lives with her kindness, generosity, infectious spirit, and subtle yet delightful sense of humor. Her unwavering...

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Recent Editions of The South Carolina Lutheran eNews


Events

January 20, 2025
January 22, 2025
  • Staff Meeting
    January 22, 2025  11:00 am - 1:00 pm SC Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1003 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA See more details

January 23, 2025
January 27, 2025
January 28, 2025
  • Inclusiveness Book Study
    January 28, 2025  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm See more details

January 29, 2025
  • Staff Meeting
    January 29, 2025  11:00 am - 1:00 pm SC Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1003 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA See more details

Our Stories

Noticias de Colombia, or News from Colombia

Noticias de Colombia, or News from Colombia

¡Hola! As the coordinator of our companion relationship with IELCO, Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia (the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia), it was my joy to attend the National Gathering of the Women of IELCO (Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres IELCO) in...

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MORE Justice is the GOAL

MORE Justice is the GOAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7FHPgentyc By The Rev. Rebecca Wicker When we think of social outreach, we often think of feeding the hungry, providing clothing for those in need, and finding safe spaces for those without shelter. But what happens if we address the...

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People living within the synod territory

Baptized Lutherans in the South Carolina Synod

Congregations and worshipping communities

Companion partnerships with Lutheran Churches in Japan, Tanzania, and Colombia

Mission Partners

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We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person–questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the world.

Contact Information

ELCA South Carolina Synod
1003 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone 803-765-0590
Fax 803-252-5558

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