Emma Lou Bossart Easley passed away on May 25th, the birthday of her beloved husband, Charles. She almost lived to her 96th birthday, June 8th. For the last nine years, Emma Lou lived at Laurel Crest Retirement Community in West Columbia, SC. The final member of her...
For us Lutherans, Pentecost isn’t just a “happy birthday” party for the Church; it is the finishing moment where the Holy Spirit takes the work of Christ and delivers it directly to our doorstep. On Pentecost Sunday, our chancels are draped in red....
The Reverend Frank Lavaughn Keisler died on May 8th, 2026. He was the first child of Frank Lever and Geneva Fraley Keisler of Lexington, South Carolina. His parents had him baptized the day of his birth, February 7, 1930. Those promises made and received remained with...
The Reverend Steven James Gellatly, 69, of Marietta, South Carolina passed away on May 7, 2026, at home under hospice care after a courageous battle with spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8). Born in Alhambra, California on June 23, 1956, Steve received a...
“Neutrality is never neutral. It always favors the oppressor.” In this moving address delivered on April 15, 2026, at the South Carolina Synod Rostered Leaders Luncheon, Pastor Jorge Leone shares his “exodus” story—from fleeing Argentina’s...
