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South Carolina Synod Assembly Celebrates 200 Years with Historical Play, Inspiring Speeches, and Unifying Worship
by Neal Fischer with assistance from Google Gemini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne2s3HZmXRY The 2025 South Carolina Synod Assembly banquet commemorated 200 years of the synod's "gospel vision," a celebration that began in January 2024 and culminated at the...
Keynote: Dr. Susan McArver, at the 200th Assembly of the South Carolina Synod
By Deacon Kathleen Cartledge https://www.youtube.com/live/kKXK3e1iI0Q?si=I7CtfDqbDkxr83IV&t=10904 Dr. Susan McArver served as the H. George Anderson Professor of Church History for 26 years before retiring from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 2024....
A Service of Lament
By The Rev. Shannon Mullen https://www.youtube.com/live/kKXK3e1iI0Q?si=-xK8HODpRzqCgpsJ&t=585 The South Carolina Synod Assembly gathered on Friday for a deeply moving Service of Lament expressing multiple layers of grief. This solemn worship commemorated the 10th...
Reverend Dr. Herman R. Yoos, III named Bishop Emeritus at South Carolina Synod Assembly
By Neal Fischer with the assistance of Google Gemini https://www.youtube.com/live/NxqBd021I-8?si=IRCGAv-sY1eVyL03&t=12385 The 2025 South Carolina Synod Assembly recently bestowed the honorary title of Bishop Emeritus upon the Reverend Dr. Herman R. Yoos, III,...
South Carolina Synod Strengthens Global Ties With Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church at 200th Anniversary Assembly
By Neal Fischer with assistance from Google Gemini https://www.youtube.com/live/NxqBd021I-8?si=ILpublvowR3VN3Ma&t=11339 The 2025 South Carolina Synod Assembly recently highlighted the profound impact of its global companion relationships, with a special focus on...
General Elections Report
by Pastor Lisa Isenhower The 2025 South Carolina Synod Assembly elected eleven members of Synod Council, including one youth member to a two-year term, one lay person to a one-year unexpired term, and one rostered minister to a one-year unexpired term. Those elected...
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