July 21, 2022 Dear Sisters and Brothers in the South Carolina Synod, The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly will be in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8-12. Voting Members from the South Carolina Synod will gather with sisters and brothers from across the church under the theme,...
Events Commemorating the Seventh Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Massacre and Martyrdom Faith groups across the country will mark the seventh anniversary of the racially-motivated massacre at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church by participating in a...
June 2, 2022 Dear Friends and Colleagues in the South Carolina Synod, Many of you are aware that our church is experiencing significant conflict that arose and went public on social media following events in the Sierra Pacific Synod, and have resonated throughout the...
The Reverend Charles Ward Easley, DD (Pastor Easley) of West Columbia died on May 27, 2022. He celebrated his 91st birthday on Wednesday, May 25. Charles was born to the late Laura Louise Colbert Easley and Lefflette Teed Easley on May 25, 1931 in Georgetown, SC....
The Rev. Dr. Robert N. Bacher, 87, of Bluffton, S.C., died on May 23, 2022, at his home in the arms of his loving wife Shirley, following a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Born in Houston, TX, Bacher spent his formative years in multiple cities in the U.S. and...
Called by Almighty God and The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America your prayers and presence are requested at the celebration of Holy Communion with the Rite of Ordination for E.P. Martin to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament Saturday, June 18, 2022, 2 p.m. at Joy...