The Reverend Clifford Alfred Riis died on May 11, 2024 in Manassas, Virginia. Pastor Riis was born in New York on October 6, 1926 and ordained in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 1953. After leaving the Missouri Synod, he was ordained in the LCA in 1967, after...
Summarized by Gemini, Google’s AI Tool Bishop Ginny Aebischer presented this report about the ELCA’s Global Mission Partnerships. It specifically discusses the South Carolina Synod’s companion church relationships with three other churches around the...
By The Rev. Rebecca Wicker As we dwell in our assembly theme, “Like Good Stewards,” we consider how the South Carolina Synod has embraced this over the past 200 years, lives into the theme today, and prepares good stewards for the future of the church. Throughout...
By The Rev. Lisa Isenhower The 2024 South Carolina Synod Assembly elected 26 people to serve in various capacities in our synod. The following persons were elected to serve on the Synod Council: Ellen Girardeau, Lay Woman—Northern Area; Megan Lineberger, Rostered...
By The Rev. Amanda Burke A resolution, Communal Stewards of God’s Creation, was brought before the assembly by The Rev. Michele Fischer and The Rev. Kris Litman-Koon. The proposed resolution references two verses from Psalms. “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is...
By The Rev. Lisa Isenhower In a video celebrating two centuries of ministry in the South Carolina Synod, The Rev. Dr. James Aull (1988-96), the Rev. Dr. David Donges (1996-2008), the Rev. Dr. Herman Yoos (2008-2020) and Rev. Virginia “Ginny” Aebischer (2020-present)...
