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We Pray for the Family of Margaret Marth and Rev. Dr. Boyd F. Cook
Death could not separate what 63 years of shared devotion had joined together. Margaret "Maggie" Marth Cook, 85, died September 24, 2025, from complications of a stroke. On September 29, 2025, her beloved husband, Reverend Dr. Boyd F. Cook, 84, died from complications...
A Health Update from Bishop Aebischer
Dear Friends, I want to give you a health update and express my appreciation for your prayers, cards and various expressions of well-wishes during my surgery and recovery from hip replacement. I am happy to tell you that my hip recovery has gone very well. The prayers...
We Pray for the Family of The Reverend John Cantey Nye
The Reverend John Cantey Nye, 88, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. He was born in Columbia, SC November 20, 1936, the son of the late John Cantey Nye Sr. (J.C.) and Hazel Stillinger Nye. Cantey was a graduate...
A Message From Bishop Ginny Aebischer: Reflecting on the South Carolina Synod Bishop’s Cross
1 Corinthians 1:18 18 The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Our recent Holy Cross commemoration Sunday caused me to think more about the history of the Pectoral Cross that is...
We Pray for the Family of Patricia “Miss Pat” Shealy
Services for Patricia “Miss Pat” Shealy, 83, will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with the Rev. Emily Stolba, the Rev. Mary Anderson, and the Rev. John Wertz officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive...
Rambling with Raymond – August 2025
I am happy to report that the financial picture for the first six months of this fiscal year is very good, actually better than I expected. Mission support from congregations in the amount of $1,118,016 was better than the prior three years. The comparison of...
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