Synod Gathering 2024 is scheduled for Thursday, May 30 – Saturday, June 1, at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory. Church members and visitors, pastors, and deacons from across the synod will gather to develop community, grow in faith, and grow skills for building God’s church. All are invited! YOU are invited! Watch Bishop Tim’s Invitation Video. […]
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The 2024 NC Synod Gathering—Thursday, May 30, through Saturday, June 1, at Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory—will feature two special guests presenting keynotes: the Rev. Dr. Jay Augustine, who will speak on the Gathering theme on Thursday, and Iain Chester, ELCA Director of Innovation, who will speak on Friday. Each of the three days of Synod Gathering
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In his Easter 2024 sermon, Bishop Tim reminds us that resurrection work begins with our hospitality and willingness to open our lives and hearts to the strangers among us. When we welcome and show hospitality to the stranger, we welcome Christ himself! Nearly 60% of the congregations in the North Carolina Synod have helped in
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Dear NovusWay Family, Over the last several months, we, as the Board of Directors for NovusWay and our co-CEOs Mike and Mitzie, have shared multiple announcements outlining the current financial realities for the ministry and the steps taken to help mitigate them and place the ministry on a path of sustainability. Today, we share two
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Most beloved NC Synod Siblings, The deep and abiding grace of God in Christ be with you all! By now many of you are aware of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS) of Lenoir-Rhyne University’s announcement that it is planning to move from Columbia, South Carolina, to the main campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) in Hickory,
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The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is adding its voice to the growing group of faith leaders urgently calling for a permanent bilateral cease-fire in Gaza. We urge President Joe Biden, our legislators, and all who lead and make decisions on behalf of the United States to do everything
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She didn’t set out to work in ministry. The Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary’s (LTSS) new Lifelong Learning Director, took an indirect route that led her to the church and eventually to Lenoir-Rhyne University’s LTSS, located in Columbia, SC. With a degree in social work, she found gaps in the Lutheran church
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Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) Carolinas is pleased to offer a limited number of mini-grants (typically $500) to assist congregations in the NC and SC Synods. These should be used toward congregational preparedness projects, including purchases like security equipment, generators, AEDs, and first aid kits or training. Thanks to the NC Synod’s Michael Peeler/Virginia Casey Funds
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The synod’s Engage the Bible Ministry Team is hosting the TikTok Tell It Contest again! The challenge from this year’s LYO Assembly planning team is to tell a story from Scripture that highlights the themes of welcome, hospitality, and/or inclusion: With Christ, Y’all Means All! the challenge from this year’s LYO Assembly planning team: tell a story from
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Want a kit of take-home activities and devotions for children but don’t have the staff or resources to put it together? We’ve got you covered! Order a Lent kit from the synod office and items will be shipped to the church with assembly instructions. All you need to do is distribute them to the families!
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