BY THE REV. ALEJANDRO MEJIA “WE MADE IT!” the words proudly said by members from Nuestro Salvador -the first Hispanic Lutheran mission congregation in the Upstate of South Carolina- after being present all day at the Upstate Pride March and Festival on Saturday Nov. 2...
LETTER FROM BISHOP YOOS Over the past year, I have worked alongside my bishop colleagues in Region 9 to utilize our position to address systemic issues facing women rostered ministers. In May of 2019, all of the Region 9 bishops gathered to begin work on a “Bishops’...
Pastor Carl Ritchie, 87, of Summerville, South Carolina passed away peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his family. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Hubert E Ritchie and Eloise McKenzie Ritchie and attended Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, North...
2020 South Carolina Synod Assembly Nominating Committee By Name Person’s Title Positions to be Elected Synod Council 3 year term ending 2023 Lay Male – Northern Area Rostered Minister (can be Pastor or Deacon) – At Large Rostered Minister (Can be Pastor or...
2019 Inquirer’s Day of Reflection YOU ARE INVITED! Join us on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at St. Stephen’s, Lexington. This day retreat is sponsored by your South Carolina Synod and hosted by the Invitation to Service...
