Assembly

Thank You! +Bishop Dee Pederson 6/11/2026 Gathering for last weekend’s Synod Assembly, you lived out these powerful words from St. Paul’s letter to the early Christians in Rome. From prayerful worship to lively table conversations, joyful singing and generous sharing, serving one another and extending hospitality, all these fruits of the Spirit were present among Southwestern Minnesota Synod […]

Synod Assembly Offering This year, the Synod Assembly offering goal is $35,000 to support our shared commitment to ensuring every congregation is led by authorized Word and Sacrament ministry.  In the synod-wide Listening Survey launched at the 2024 Synod Assembly, congregations identified worship as a top priority. Word and Sacrament ministry remains central to the faith formation of our communities. In

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.

For the Life of the World ELCA Churchwide Assembly July 28-Aug. 2, 2025 What’s a Churchwide Assembly? What’s coming up on the agenda of this Assembly? What’s real and what’s rumor? How can I learn more? Join in this zoom gathering to learn more about upcoming actions like the election of a new Presiding Bishop

Assemble Summer Kits for Homeless Teens.  Celebrate LSS’ 160th Anniversary with Service! Join LSSMN, your synod’s social service serving arm, at the SW MN Synod Assembly in expressing the love of Christ through your gifts and service. We’ll live out our faith in action by assembling 100 Summer Outreach Kits for our Youth Service Centers in

Friday, June 6, 2025 2:30 – 4:45 p.m. Gustavus Adolphus College 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN All are welcome! Only 80 participants will be able to experience this simulation. You do not need to be a registered synod assembly voting member to attend, however this is one of the learning opportunities provided at the

We invite you to join us in sharing a gift through the 2025 Synod Assembly Offering. This year the synod looks to raise $35,000 to invest in our joint work of passing on the faith. No area excites or concerns congregations more than the engagement of children, youth, and young families. Ensuring that young people

Thank you for gathering in the room and online, united by the Assembly theme, “One Body in Christ” (Romans 12:5). This Assembly once again represented a “first.” In 2020, an Assembly was cancelled for the first time due to COVID. The 2021 Assembly, which included the bishop election, was conducted entirely online. Assembly 2022 was

5/2/2024 News Assembly Registration Update: We have now reached the maximum room capacity for voting members attending onsite in the plenary room, Eckhoff­ Alumni Hall. If you, or your congregation, have not yet registered and hope to attend in-person, we encourage you to register today. A waiting list has been created and an overflow room/watch party