The Rev. Paul Allen Hirth, 84, passed peacefully at his home on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, after a long-fought battle with dementia. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 20, 2023, at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 8160 Old State...
Sunday, November 12, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting information please RSVP no later than November 9, 2023 with the Synod Office by email to The Rev. Rick Carter at rick@scsynod.com or by calling Jenny Spearen at (803) 509-8321. We will need to...
Happy October! Consider this the seasonally appropriate pumpkin-spice fall newsletter. I hope it’s helpful! Idea worth considering: Growing congregations and dwindling congregations have the same problems. Talk to any mission developer or DEM and they’ll be happy to...
Hey! I’m a millennial in my mid-thirties and a lifelong Lutheran. In my mid to late twenties, I was often asked in rooms full of older church leaders, both rostered and lay, why I came back to the church. They were looking for the secret sauce, the magical potion, the...
Region 9 Boundaries and Inclusion Education (R9BIE) plans annual, and three-year rotational, boundaries educational opportunities and learning events. Therefore, the South Carolina Synod encourages our rostered ministers, seminarians, and interns to participate in the...
