May 30, 2025 +Bishop Dee Pederson Dear Friends in Christ – I am writing in response to an article published May 29 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel regarding the case of a former ELCA pastor, Alan Buresh, who was charged with sexual abuse and misconduct and is currently incarcerated in Iowa. The article states that […]
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Prayers and blessings for Pope Leo XIV and our Roman Catholic neighbors In recent weeks, many have reflected on the mutual respect and friendship of Pope Francis and Lutheran pastoral leaders. The election now of Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian like Martin Luther, has generated growing interest in considering the faith we hold in common.
Message from Bishop Dee Pederson As many know, early this year, the federal government terminated financial support for refugee resettlement in the U.S. The refugee resettlement program was begun in 1980, and both Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) and Lutheran Social Service in America have been engaged in this ministry work ever
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Holy Week – Easter Message from Bishop Dee Pederson What must it have been like? To have seen him crucified and dying, and then at the open tomb in the garden, hear him speak your name, Mary. What must it have been like? What must it have been like? To have denied you even knew
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+Bishop Dee Pederson “It was Christ’s own body that brought our sins to the cross, so that all of us, dead to sin, could live in accord with God’s will. By Christ’s wounds you are healed.” – 1 Peter 2:24 Wounds. We frequently think about how God hears our cries when we are hurting. It
Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 As ELCA bishops in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota we serve in contexts that stretch from the badlands to the
+ELCA News Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has released a pastoral message on recent executive orders which reads, in part, “As a church, we are called to speak up when the government distorts or denies the image of God in each person by endangering access to protection, peace and daily bread. Where harm or inequity occur,
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THANK YOU for the privilege of walking with you in ministry this year. It is an honor to be entrusted with the stories of your greatest joys and hopes for the church, as well as your burdens and concerns. I “keep watch” with you as we look for what God is doing among us today
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The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: 11 to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah,[b] the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in
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+Bishop Dee Pederson It is a gift to live in this beautiful part of God’s creation in Southwestern Minnesota. Throughout the year we get to see the changing of the seasons unfolding around us. From the time of the bright green early growth of crops in spring, to the lush fields of summer, and finally
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