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The Installation of The Rev. Wade Thomas Roof, III as the Fifth Bishop of the South Carolina Synod
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The Installation of The Rev. Wade Thomas Roof, III as the Fifth Bishop of the South Carolina Synod
https://www.youtube.com/live/kIVKL2jDKs0 By Rev. Heather Apel On Saturday, October 24, 2026, more than 500 people filled the sanctuary and overflow rooms of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Lexington, SC, and many more joined online, to be part of the service of Holy...
Rambling with Raymond 2026
Last year I reported that the Mission Support for the first six months of 2025 was the best in the past three years. Mission Support in the amount of $1,100,404 for the first six months of 2026 is $17,600 less than last year. The comparison of the first six months...
New Assistant to the Bishop – Rev. Gregory S. Brown
I am happy to share the delightful news that the South Carolina Synod Council has issued a call to the Rev. Gregory S. Brown to serve as Assistant to the Bishop. Pastor Greg begins his ministry on the synod staff today, October 1, 2026. Pastor Greg is a 2009 graduate...
Recent Editions of The South Carolina Lutheran eNews
Events
- October 28, 2026
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Fall Convocation
October 26, 2026 - October 28, 2026 Lutheridge See more details -
Staff Meeting
October 28, 2026 11:00 am - 1:00 pm SC Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1003 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA See more details
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- November 4, 2026
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Staff Meeting
November 4, 2026 11:00 am - 1:00 pm SC Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1003 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201, USA See more details
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- November 9, 2026
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Synod Council Zoom meeting
November 9, 2026 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom See more details
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- November 10, 2026
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Congregational Vitality
November 10, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am See more details
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Our Stories
Loving All God’s People
The Racial Justice Team, part of the South Carolina Synod’s Inclusiveness Network, sponsored a Civil Rights Tour to Atlanta, Georgia, September 15-16, 2026. Thirty-five people - lay leaders, deacons, pastors and a bishop - experienced this journey of learning,...
Obedience to Christ Above Fear | Pastor Jorge Leone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZcYpR2qJZE "Neutrality is never neutral. It always favors the oppressor." In this moving address delivered on April 15, 2026, at the South Carolina Synod Rostered Leaders Luncheon, Pastor Jorge Leone shares his "exodus" story—from...
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