A Message from Bishop Aebischer Dear Friends in the South Carolina Synod, As a faith community, our hearts grieve this week while we watch with horror the news of escalating conflict and terrorism in the Holy Land. There is no question that the conflict between Israel...
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...
