Summer is a wonderful time for rostered ministers and lay leaders to grab some precious weeks away. So synod staff asked leaders if they would find it helpful to have […]

The Southwestern Minnesota Synod Endowment Fund will once again award grants to support the mission of Congregations in their local communities in 2022-2024. The Fund Committee is looking for projects […]

Enjoy the Synod Assembly anywhere! The SW MN Synod Assembly will be live streamed for anyone to watch. The live stream will be posted on the synod’s Facebook page and […]

It’s a first for the Assembly! Congregations and ministry partners around the synod are invited to enter an Assembly TikTok-Style video contest by creating a short video presentation under the theme […]

+Bishop Dee Pederson The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it. – Psalm 24:1  I grew up in northern […]

People across the Southwestern Minnesota Synod have been holding in prayer our friends in the South Eastern Diocese in Southern Africa as it deals with overwhelming flooding in recent weeks. […]

Great news for many who have student loans, either for ourselves or our children. In July, the Department of Education nuanced their rules and rostered ministers may qualify for Public […]

“How lonely sits the city that once was full of people!” – Lam. 1:1 +Bishop Dee PedersonAs we follow the violence, devastation, and grief the people of Ukraine are experiencing, […]