By Bishop Herman Yoos In my April 16th YouTube devotion, I asked my daughter, Kristi Kendrick, this question, “What gives you hope for the future as you anticipate bringing a new life into this world?” I thought her answer might simply be to “go back to normal,” or...
Dear SC Synod – ELCA Partners in Ministry, Across the Synod we are all faced with challenging decisions right now about when we can open the sanctuaries of our churches for the people of God to gather together in worship. We recognize that each congregation has a...
The Reverend George W. Fisher died on May 11th, 2020 at the age of 88. He was born on April 3rd, 1932 in Howard Lake, MN. He graduated high school from Morris, MN in 1950 and then graduated from Augsburg College, (Cum Laude) Minneapolis, MN in 1954. He graduated in...
The Reverend George Marion Rushe died on May 12, 2020, at his home in Chapin, SC. He was born in Graniteville, SC, on September 20, 1932, the son of Jesse George and Marian Williams Rushe. He attended high school at Sumter’s Edmunds High School and...
The Rev. Harold Gilbert Skinner, 92, of Hickory, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, with his loving wife, Nancy, by his side. He was born Dec. 20, 1927, in Rocky Mount, the son of the late Edgar D. Skinner and Lillian Heilig Skinner. He earned his Eagle Scout award and...
