Synod News

Gustavus Adolphus College, Southeastern and Southwestern Minnesota Synods have received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the continuing education and leadership development of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) pastors in southern Minnesota. The grant is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in Ministry initiative. The initiative supports a variety of religious […]

Who will be your congregation’s next rostered leader? Who will serve as pulpit supply for your congregation? How will the sons and daughters of your congregation who have the gifts to preach and lead receive the training they need to do both? Advent Appeal 2018 We invite you to address these questions through your financial

Your congregation is giving meaning, purpose, and hope to peoples’ lives. God’s Holy Spirit calls us to live by faith, hope, and love. Fear is set aside as we follow Jesus together. I am grateful for what you do together in your local setting to grow in faith practices.  As a church, you worship together,