We want to share with you that Pr. Dee Pederson will be our next Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM). She will be starting on September 1. Pr. Dee is an experienced and gifted pastor. She has served at Bethlehem Lutheran in St. Cloud for 31 years. In that time, she has served on local interfaith, […]
Job Opening – Regional Gift Planner
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Foundation seeks a Regional Gift Planner for Northwest and Southwest Minnesota. ELCA Synod Territory includes: Northwest Minnesota Synod and Southwest Minnesota Synod. The Regional Gift Planner (RGP) will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and securing planned and current gifts from individuals in support of churchwide ministries, congregations, […]
Ferman Woodberry Elected Vice President of Southwestern Minnesota Synod
The synod vice president ballot had three nominees: Blair Schrader, Kristy Henriksen, and Ferman Woodberry. On the first ballot Ferman Woodberry was elected with 65% of the votes. About 400 voting members were present. Before members voted, Bishop Jon Anderson asked the nominees to share a bit about themselves. The video below captures Ferman speaking […]
A Different Holy Week
A Holy Week message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson As we enter in the weekend of the great Passion, I am hearing the great, old and life-giving passages of Holy Week and the Holy Weekend in a different way. That is one of the gifts of living in relationship with scripture, as you journey through […]
Director for Evangelical Mission Opening
+Bishop Jon V. Anderson Here is the full job description for our next Director for Evangelical Mission. This is an ELCA churchwide position under the day-to-day supervision of the synod bishop. The staff member is nested in the synod staff and the midst of the synod where they serve. No one can replace Larry. Let’s […]
Christmas Message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson
In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns to be registered. 4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called […]
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Christmas Message 2018
We are free to greet this holy season knowing that Christ’s cradle defeats the grave. Life and healing and hope come to us in the child in the manger. View & download a video message from Bishop Eaton Download English PDF | Download Spanish PDF
Lilly Foundation Economic Challenges Initiative Gives Major Grant
Lilly Foundation Economic Challenges Initiative Gives Major Grant to the Southwestern Minnesota Synod and New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) For Immediate Release
Thanksgiving Message from Bishop Jon A. Anderson
You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy. Psalm 16.11 Normally when I think about Thanksgiving I find myself looking back. This year I am working on balancing the remembering with hopeful looking forward. God’s presence and actions will lead to times worthy of thanksgiving in the days, […]
Council Decides to Continue with Ten Conferences
+Bishop Jon V. Anderson At our synod council meeting on November 10th, we completed our discernment regarding the proposal to change from a ten- to a six-conference synod model. We reached a decision. I feel very good about the work done to shape a plan and the discernment of the council. We appreciate the earlier […]
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