Bishop Jon V. Anderson’s 2020-2021 Annual Report In the Old Testament, Ezra’s third chapter tells the story of God’s people beginning to rebuild after the deep losses of a time of exile in Babylon. We have been living through a much less damaging pandemic but it has made this text one of my favorites for […]
“The Weary World Rejoices” An Online Chapel Service
While Advent is a season of hope and Christmas is a season of joy, we know all too well that not everyone feels hopeful or like celebrating right now. The pandemic, grief, illness, aging, depression, loneliness, unemployment, and loss are magnified. Those who are not struggling with losses may feel the stress of changed preparations and expectations […]
Every birth is a stunning miracle.
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth” – John 1 Every birth is a stunning miracle. +A Christmas Message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson The birth of a child transforms their parents’ life. You […]
Synod Awarded $10,000 in ELCA COVID-19 Grants. Applications Open!
The Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA, gratefully announces the award of an ELCA COVID-19 grant for $10,000.00. As part of an ELCA COVID-19 response, the ELCA Church Council authorized a new fund to receive revenue to directly support ministries of the ELCA. This summer our synod received a grant of $7,500.00. These new, additional funds are […]
The Family Christmas Story: Legacy of Faith, Hope & Love
By Rev. Keith Pearson, ELCA Foundation Yes, it’s going to be a different Christmas this year. We may not join together at church surrounded by friends, neighbors and family from near and far. We may not join our voices together singing joyful and familiar Christmas songs. We may not gather the clan together around a […]
Zoom Recording: Ministry Basics
Gospel, Government and the Common Good in the Southwestern Minnesota If you missed this Ministry Basics event, don’t worry! You can register to get the Zoom recording. Click here for the Zoom Recording! Recorded the panel discussion: Thinking together about faithful witness and ministry in this polarized moment. Panelists: State Rep Paul Torkelson – Taskforce […]
Grants for Vibrant Faith MasterClass Season Pass
Vibrant Faith is offering a Winter-Spring Pass for their MasterClasses! Cost is $299. The SW MN Synod would like to support your congregation in participating in these classes that cover cross generational faith formation by paying ½ of your registration fee. That means your congregation only needs to pay $149 for $899 worth of classes! […]
2020 Advent Appeal
Our hope and expectation, O Jesus, now appear; arise, O Sun so longed for, o’er this benighted sphere. With hearts and hands uplifted, we plead, O Lord, to see the day of earth’s redemption that sets your people free! – ELW 244 Dear Friends – If you’re feeling weary right now, well, you’re not alone. […]
A Thanksgiving Message from Bp. Anderson
It has been a hard year. +A Thanksgiving Message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson It has been an apocalyptic year where things in me, in each of us as church, and in each of us as a country, have been uncovered. That is what apocalyptic means, “uncovered”. I was asked to write an article about […]
Future Church – Churchwide Work
+Bishop Jon V. Anderson and ELCA Communications What follows is a notice about significant changes happening in your churchwide organization. In the coming days we will share more information as it becomes available. For now I invite you to join me in praying that God would guide the reorganization, surround the leaders inviting people […]
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