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REFLECTION FROM DEACON LEXANNE GRAVES The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Columbus, Ohio was Spirit-filled beyond measure and I am so grateful for the opportunity to grow closer to Jesus, God’s Church, and my fellow voting members. The theme for the assembly was...

June Olivia Moore Fulmer, 86, widow of the Rev. G. Alvin Fulmer, died August 12, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on November 9, 1935 in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Butler Arnold and Emma Elizabeth Singley Moore. June was smart and witty, rarely...

Pastor Eddie Cloma Miller, Jr., died suddenly at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, South Carolina on Monday, August 8. 2022. His beloved Kate was at his side, holding his hand. Pastor Ed was born December 5, 1947, in Newberry, SC. He was the oldest child of the...

Dottie M. Lyerly, 80, of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away on 22 July 2022. Born in Gastonia, NC on the 27 June 1942, Mrs. Lyerly was the daughter of Alva Lee and Ruth McCarter. She was a graduate of Ashley High School in Gastonia, Newberry College and earned a...

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,...