Joining God in the Neighborhood
May 30 - June 1, 2019 | Spartanburg, SCJesus said, ‘love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence – and that you love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.’
Luke 10:27 (The Message)
Safe Water Sunday
Be sure to register for the South Carolina Lutheran Church Youth Summer Events.
2019 Churchwide Assembly
Stay up-to-date with information for the ELCA Churchwide Assembly for 2019 here.
History Book
South Carolina Synod History Matters is now available.
News
The latest from the South Carolina Synod
SC Human Affairs Commission Commemorates Mother Emanuel Nine
The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission will commemorate the Mother Emanuel Nine Day Remembrance on June 4, 2019, to honor the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies in our State’s history.
Our Stories
Stories of Faith from the South Carolina Synod
Full Communion Partners: Exchange of Clergy
I hope you have heard about some of the fruit of decades, and even centuries, of ecumenical endeavors in the church.
ELCA Updates
The latest from our Churchwide expression and around the world
Questions in life
Questions in life. In her May column for Living Lutheran, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth takes time to reflect on one of “The Questions”—what is a life worth living? She reflects on the cruciform life, which delivers us from our constant striving to make our lives have meaning through our own efforts.”
Looking for events, meeting times, or other dates? Visit our calendar page.
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
Directions
Get in Touch
This is Christ’s Church. There is a place for you here.
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
Related Organizations
James R. Crumley, Jr., Archives (ELCA Archives)
Lutheran Homes of South Carolina
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
NovusWay (Lutheridge+Lutherock+Luther Springs+Lutheranch)
South Carolina Lutheran Church Youth
South Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission
