This reflection is a cross-published piece, which was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice Blog on June 6, 2022. By Bishop Virginia S. Aebischer On the evening of June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walked into Mother Emanuel AME Church, sat down and joined...
Events Commemorating the Seventh Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Massacre and Martyrdom Faith groups across the country will mark the seventh anniversary of the racially-motivated massacre at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church by participating in a...
June 2, 2022 Dear Friends and Colleagues in the South Carolina Synod, Many of you are aware that our church is experiencing significant conflict that arose and went public on social media following events in the Sierra Pacific Synod, and have resonated throughout the...
The Reverend Charles Ward Easley, DD (Pastor Easley) of West Columbia died on May 27, 2022. He celebrated his 91st birthday on Wednesday, May 25. Charles was born to the late Laura Louise Colbert Easley and Lefflette Teed Easley on May 25, 1931 in Georgetown, SC....
The Rev. Dr. Robert N. Bacher, 87, of Bluffton, S.C., died on May 23, 2022, at his home in the arms of his loving wife Shirley, following a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Born in Houston, TX, Bacher spent his formative years in multiple cities in the U.S. and...
