A message from Bishop Aebischer
A Message from Bishop Aebischer
I would like to share a few minutes with you today as I begin my term serving as Bishop. It is my delight to serve with you in the South Carolina Synod and I look forward to the ways the Holy Spirit will move through us and shape our mission together for the next six years.
Installation of Bishop Aebischer
Your prayers & online presence are requested on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. for the Service of the Word with the Rite of Installation of the Bishop of the South Carolina Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America The Reverend Virginia Solveig Aebischer
Synod Staffing Announcements
Faith + Finances + Freedom - The Lifeline Fund
Would you like to reduce your student loan debt and have more financial flexibility? Well, it is possible through the South Carolina Synod Lifeline Fund.
Our Stories
“What is your why?”
by The Rev. Mary M. FinkleaLSC Board Member, South Carolina Synod Bishop’s Representative The Lutheran Services Carolinas Board met recently to conduct the business of the organization. Board member Eunika Simmons opened our time together with devotions. She began by...
A Message from The Rev. Ernie Worman
I believe it was Martin Luther, priest, reformer and campus pastor, who said, “A city’s [or state’s or country’s] best and greatest welfare, safety, and strength consist rather in its having many able, learned, wise, honorable, and well-educated citizens.” Since...
Christ, Hilton Head Island Remembers the Known and Unknown Victims of COVID-19
Christ Lutheran Church, Hilton Head Island, will be planting a tree in memory of “THE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN VICTIMS OF COVID-19” on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 10am on the grounds of the church at 829 Wm. Hilton Parkway. Bruno Landscape and Nursery has donated a red Don Mac...
We are over half way to our goal! Join the effort to launch Latino ministry to new levels in South Carolina. Make your gift today.
And, help us reach the $50,000 challenge if at least half of our congregations participate. Click here for more information about how congregations can share this story with your members.
Recent Editions of The South Carolina Lutheran eNews
Events
- September 29, 2020
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Interim Ministry Meeting
September 29, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm See more details
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- September 30, 2020
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Staff Meeting
September 30, 2020 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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- October 6, 2020
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Candidacy Committee Meeting
October 6, 2020 - October 7, 2020 Zoom in Use See more details
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- October 7, 2020
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Candidacy Committee Meeting
October 6, 2020 - October 7, 2020 Zoom in Use See more details -
Staff Meeting
October 7, 2020 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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- October 11, 2020
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Camp Sunday, NovusWay Ministries, Inc.
October 11, 2020 See more details
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What’s Happening
In Our Prayers: Ruth Madilyn Troutman Bockelman
Ruth Madilyn Troutman Bockelman passed into the loving arms of our Lord on September 22, 2020 of natural causes at Sprenger Health Care, Port Royal SC. She was born December 30, 1932, to The Rev. George L and Vera Walters Troutman in Circleville, Ohio. Her father...
In Our Prayers: Faye G. Roof
Graveside Service for Faye G. Roof, 82, will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2020 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund 1430 N. Lake Drive Lexington, SC 29072. Barr-Price Funeral...
Remote Meetings of Congregation Councils or Congregations
Pre-Work Become familiar with these resources: 2019 Model Constitution for Congregations of the ELCA or your congregation’s Constitution, Bylaws and Continuing ResolutionsRobert’s Rules of Order, 11th Edition (RRO)Chapter 31- South...
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Congregations and worshipping communities
Companion partnerships with Lutheran Churches in Japan, Tanzania, and Colombia
Mission Partners
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Contact Information
ELCA South Carolina Synod
1003 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone 803-765-0590
Fax 803-252-5558
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