…– Hotel Block of Rooms Released Congregations will need to secure housing on your own. More information coming soon – www.swmnelca.org/event/jryg2024 Keep our youth connected #SWMNYOUTH Youth & Family Ministry…
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Your synod council made a decision to cancel our assembly on June 12-13, 2020, at Gustavus Adolphus College. This came after the recommendation of the Synod Assembly Planning Committee considered…
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…the building and learned new ways of communicating, gathering, worshiping, and loving others. People are tuning in. Families are comfortable worshiping at home. People who haven’t shown up in years…
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…compassion when such misconduct occurs. This statement of policy describes how your synod intends to fulfill these commitments. View and download your synod’s policy statement regarding sexual misconduct. Download SYNOD…
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…passing of Synod Minister Pr. Naomi Mahler. Shortly after, Youth Ministry Coordinator Pr. Nikoli Falenschek moved to Iowa. We were blessed by their ministries. Recognizing the changes before us, a…
…each other as we are in our congregations and communities are different from each other here in the SW MN Synod. The phrase “in Christ” appears in many of Paul’s…
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…both.[clear-line] Keith Pearson is the ELCA Foundation’s Regional Gift Planner in Western Minnesota. His services are available at no charge to those interested in leaving legacy gifts to local congregations,…
…In 1999 she was elected to serve a 6-year term on the ELCA Church Council, elected to the Church Council Executive Committee 2003-2005, and completed that work by serving as…
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Helpful Hints for Completing the Remittance Form Congregation Code No. is needed on all remittance slips. This is the ID known to the ELCA and the synod to help identify…
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…grace.”[clear-line] +Pr. Heather Culuris As I have been traveling around the synod, working with call committees and councils, often times a question is raised sounding like one of the following…
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