to boldly go…to proclaim

About Our Assembly

Saturday, JuNE 26, 2021

2021 is the Thirty-Fourth Assembly of the South Carolina Synod and the 196th meeting of the Lutheran Church in South Carolina.

This year’s Synod Assembly will be Saturday, June 26th. We anticipate our gathering lasting from 9am until 4pm and there will be an orientation on Friday, June 25th for all participants to attend. While we’re using the same system as last year, Lumi, there have been some changes in the system that will make the orientation important for all to attend.

Along with the general business of the synod, we will also get to hear from our keynote speaker Ryan Panzer, author of Grace and Gigabytes, as he dives into being the church in a tech-shaped culture while focusing on worship, faith formation, and stewardship. We will also be worshiping together, participating in Bible Study together, and hearing from ministries from across the synod.

Early Bird pricing ($30) will last until April 19th when regular registration will open ($50). We are eager to gather together, to share, listen, and learn from and with one another. And To Boldly Go…To Proclaim as the SC Synod!

Do you remember exactly where you were when the reality of COVID-19 impacting every aspect of your life sunk in? The day you were sent to work from home, the day you were laid off, the day you made the decision that worship needed to be online? I think we can all remember these distinct moments when this pandemic impacted our lives and turned our every day and the fairly predictable into the utterly inconceivable.

One aspect of all of our lives that has changed, whether briefly or even to this day, is worship and how we gather as community safely, distanced, and yet still lovingly centered in Christ. For so many of our congregations and church leaders we have had to add line items to the budget for zoom accounts, watch YouTube videos on how to create a YouTube channel, and figure out what it means to creatively lead worship while looking into a camera lens rather than the eyes of our church family.

These challenges have also brought with them gifts and have gracefully, and sometimes not so gracefully, forced faith communities into the uncharted territories of the virtual world. These gifts will not go away once we are back to a new normal. These gifts, if we are smart, will continue to evolve and influence how we continue to do ministry and minister to those in our flock and even outside our church walls.

This summer, due to the realities of this season, we will be having our Synod Assembly online. We will gather together online on Saturday, June 26th. We know that for so many, this may seem like one more meeting sitting in front of a screen, but we are excited to create space and opportunities for us to be connected as a Synod all the while staying safely distanced.

Synod Assembly will be Saturday, June 26th. We anticipate our gathering lasting from 9am until 4pm and there will be an orientation on Friday, June 25th for all participants to attend. While we’re using the same system as last year, Lumi, there have been some changes in the system that will make the orientation important for all to attend. If you would like to watch the Assembly proceedings as a guest, there will be a webcast on our South Carolina Synod website.

Along with the general business of the synod, we will also get to hear from our keynote speaker Ryan Panzer, author of Grace and Gigabytes, as he dives into being the church in a tech-shaped culture while focusing on worship, faith formation, and stewardship. We will also be worshiping together, engaging in Bible reflection, and hearing from ministries from across the synod.

The deadline for memorials and resolutions is June 10, 2021 at Noon.

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