Dr. Melinda L. Denton
Keynote Speaker
Rostered Leaders Convocation
Being the Church: People of Faith Engaging the World
October 22-24, 2018
Monday, 2pm through Wednesday, late morning
Dr. Theresa S. Thames
Bible Study Leader
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NEWS
Annual Financial Response Resources
The months of September, October and November are often the time for the annual financial response in congregations. It’s not too late to implement a plan for the fall. Although a year-round stewardship plan brings best results, here’s a few financial response resources you may want to consider…
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Retired Rostered Leaders and Spouses Event – October 2018
Please join us for a wonderful meal and fellowship. We will be having a buffet of fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, vegetable and dessert. Our guest speaker this month will be Furman Miller, the Regional Trail Coordinator for the Palmetto Trail.
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Dominion Over the Earth
The creation story is one we are taught from an early age. We learn that God created everything in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. We learn how God called up everything, from nothing. However, sometimes we miss the first mission that God ever gave us, humankind.
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Lutheran Services Carolinas: Foster Parents
Ryan and Dixie Nance are indeed heroes — people who “see the need and respond.” This South Carolina couple did what many people only think about doing and became foster parents with Lutheran Services Carolinas.
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Proposed funding cuts endanger life-saving care at LWF hospital
Life-saving medical treatments at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) owned and operated Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem have been put in jeopardy by U.S. budgetary cuts to East Jerusalem hospitals announced by the Trump administration in early September.
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What is accompaniment?
The ELCA model of mission work is one of accompaniment, defined as walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- September 24, 2018
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Stewardship for All Seasons
September 24, 2018 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 405 King St, Charleston, SC 29403, USA See more details
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- September 25, 2018
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Community Engagement Table Meeting
September 25, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm SC Synod Office See more details -
Synod Council by Conference Call
September 25, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm See more details
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- September 26, 2018
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Staff Meeting
September 26, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm SC Synod Office See more details
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- September 27, 2018
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Pastor Ginny Meeting (with Henricks, Everett & Mitcham)
September 27, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Back Conference Room See more details -
Global Mission Network
September 27, 2018 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm SC Synod Office See more details
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- October 2, 2018
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Candidacy Committee Meeting
October 2, 2018 - October 3, 2018 @ SC Synod Office See more details
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- October 3, 2018
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Staff Meeting
October 3, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm SC Synod Office See more details
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The South Carolina Synod at a glance.
4.7 million
People living within the synod territory
52,000
Baptized Lutherans in the South Carolina Synod
150+
Congregations and worshiping communities
3
Companion partnerships with Lutheran Churches in
Japan, Tanzania, and Colombia
