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In Our Prayers: Diane Patricia Drost Trantham

Diane Patricia Drost Trantham, 66, of Newberry, entered heavenly rest on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Lexington Medical Center Pulmonary ICU.

Calling all ELCA Joint Ministries of Region Nine Deacons

Mark your calendars and plan to join us on September 10-12, 2018, at Camp Kinard for a special retreat just for you!

A 72 Hour Lutheran

Hurricane season is from June 1 through November 30. We may not be as prepared as we need to be. We encourage each and every one of you to become a 72 Hour Lutheran, a person who has enough supplies in their home to meet their household’s basic needs for 72 hours.

In Our Prayers: The Rev. Dr. Guy Hubert Shealy

Guy Shealy lived life to the fullest, his compassion and warmth for others evident until the very end of his life. He passed away on June 2, 2018 after battling cancer, grateful for every opportunity he had in his 73 years.

Election Results

Voting members elected both lay and rostered persons to attend Churchwide Assembly and to serve on synod council and other committees and boards of the South Carolina Synod.

Blessed are the Peacemakers – Bible Conversation Two

On Saturday morning, Rev. Kevin Strickland, our ELCA Churchwide representative, took a few minutes to bring us a word of scripture.

Amy Sander Montanez – Keynote Session Two

On June 2, Amy Sander Montanez delivered the second keynote speech at the South Carolina Synod Assembly, building upon her first presentation.

BBQ at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church

It has been said that if you don’t like the weather in South Carolina, just wait a few minutes. As people gathered outside Mt. Tabor in West Columbia for BBQ and Bluegrass music, the sun was shining, and the music was playing

Friday Evening Worship Service

After an afternoon of Faith Practices, the assembly gathered at Mount Tabor Lutheran Church in West Columbia, SC. The service began with hymns that link us to our three Companion Synods.

Faith Practice – River Walk: The bliss of Locality

One of the Faith Practices offered during the 2018 South Carolina Synod Assembly was “River Walk: The bliss of Locality.”

Faith Practice: Sole Hope

They are called “jiggers”—not to be confused with chiggers—and these small parasites are a crippling problem in Uganda.

Receiving and welcoming Christ Mission to the SC Synod of the ELCA

On Friday, June 1, 2018, the South Carolina Synod of the ELCA welcomed Christ Mission as a brand-new congregation of the ELCA. Bishop Herman Yoos gave thanks for a number of partnerships and grants that God provided to pave the way for this new congregation to join the synod.

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