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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLUMBIA, SC (July 15, 2020) -- After serving as South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Bishop for 12 year, the Rev. Dr. Herman R. Yoos, III is retiring. In the ELCA, Synod Bishops serve six-year terms. Bishop...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbia, SC (July 15, 2020) -- Listen, God is Calling! That is the theme of the ELCA South Carolina Synod Assembly. It is based on Matthew 7:7. “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for...

A number of congregations are participating in a July emphasis for helping to build our first Latino Sanctuary for Cristo Rey in West Columbia.  Through your generous gifts of love to the Abunduncia Appeal we also hope to provide new resources to expand Latino...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hTWN5EN1vI Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ in the SC Synod: The announcement about our upcoming Virtual/online Assembly on July 25th has brought a mixture of responses, as we might have imagined since this is such a new concept for...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=h-TkZ_m-L1k Dear South Carolina Synod Friends, I would like to share an update with you about the 2020 South Carolina Synod Assembly. Little did we know when we chose the theme for this year’s Assembly, “Listen, God...