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Inclusiveness Network Book Study: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

The South Carolina Synod Inclusiveness Network invites you to a powerful discussion series on the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8RXiMPQNI This true story is a clarion call...

We Pray for the Family of Mary Frances Brown Ritchie

Mary Frances Brown Ritchie, 93, passed away Friday morning at her home after a long and happy life. She was born on Christmas Eve in 1932 to the late Mary Camille Sifford and Luther Clarence Brown in Danville, VA. She graduated from Lenior Rhyne University in Hickory,...

Created to Create: The 2026 Synod Assembly Keynote Speaker Announced

We are excited to announce the keynote speaker for our 2026 South Carolina Synod Assembly! The Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer will bring us a keynote address on Friday, June 12, 2026. The Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer joined Lenoir-Rhyne as rector and dean of Lutheran Theological...

We Pray for the Family of The Reverend Andrew David Eargle

The Reverend Andrew David Eargle, 83, of Newberry, died December 25, 2025 at Prisma Health Baptist. Born on August 27, 1942 in Newberry, he was the son of the late Willie Andrew and Lurleen Halfacre Eargle. Reverend Eargle was a 1960 graduate of Mid-Carolina High...

The Theme of our 2026 South Carolina Synod Assembly is “Created to Create”.

In Ephesians 2:10, Paul writes, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." The Greek word for "workmanship" is poiēma, from which we get the English word "poem." This verse...

Greetings from the South Carolina Synod Bishop’s Election Committee

Advent Greetings from the South Carolina Synod Bishop’s Election Committee. We give thanks for the faithful leadership of Bishop Ginny Aebischer for her nearly eighteen years of leadership to the South Carolina Synod as both Bishop and earlier, as Assistant to the...

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