Thursday June 17th is the 6th anniversary of the murders of the Emanuel 9 at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. At our 2019 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide assembly we dedicated the 17th as a commemoration to honor those martyred that day. We acknowledge they were martyred at the hands of a…
Thursday June 17th is the 6th anniversary of the murders of the Emanuel 9 at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. At our 2019 ...
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Dear Partners in Mission: Last Thursday I had the opportunity to participate in one of our NT-NL 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering information sessions. Due to ...
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At our 2021 NT-NL Synod, ELCA assembly voting members approved a budget that included funds for specific synod projects in 2021. These extra missional dollars ...
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It was a good first weekend of June 2021. Saturday morning I began with a zoom conference call with the board of our NT-NL Synod, ...
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A busy and connected Thursday for the office of bishop in NT-NL Synod, ELCA. Started the day with a call about the 2022 ELCA National ...
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Dear NT-NL Leaders: With five months of 2021 behind us I believe we can say without a doubt that this continues to a year of ...
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There was a major wind storm in Freetown, Sierra Leone last night (May 18th). The roof of the Jubilee Center facility was significantly damaged. This ...
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Dear Partners in Mission: For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was ...
Read MorePartners in Mission: On Thursday May 13th the CDC issued new guidance related to mask wearing and individuals who had been fully vaccinated. In short ...
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May 11, 2021, over 50 leaders from across the country joined NT-NL Synod, ELCA leaders to do important learning work around issues of systemic racism ...
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