The following is from Paul Dunn. Paul in with our partners Lutheran Service Carolinas as the Disaster Services Coordinator for North Carolina and South Carolina. We have been offered Antibacterial Hand Soap from Wal Mart. I would like to share with all Lutheran...
Sylvia Faye Pitts Cumbee, beloved wife of the late Rev. Luria Erastus Cumbee slipped from this earth into the arms of her Savior of Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Aiken Regional Medical Center following an illness. Born in Newberry, SC on September 6, 1935, she was the...
Stewardship opportunity: What’s new in 2021 Building a Culture of Generosity? Mike Ward, leader, addresses the question: “The simple answer is that we have redone 7 of the 9 videos. They are all updated content and some tweaks were made in presentation. They...
By The Rev. Lisa Isenhower – Faith, Batesburg-Leesville On Saturday, June 26, Synod Assembly voters elected members to serve on Synod Council, to attend the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in 2022, and to serve on the ELCA Church Council, the Mission Investment Fund...
By Beth Fulmer – Messiah, Mauldin “Lord, grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness.” Acts 4:29 As we tuned in to the closing worship service of this Synod Assembly, we heard the hymn, “Jesus Loves Me,” which accompanied a time of being...
By The Rev. Michele Fischer, Colony – Newberry In the second part of his keynote address, Ryan Panzer talked about how hybrid ministry presents as an adaptive leadership challenge towards a new way of being church. And when he speaks about hybrid ministry, he...
