Growing up at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Greensboro, N.C., Lucille “CeCee” Mills, ELCA secretary, saw lay leadership as an opportunity for everyone to have their voice heard in the church. Prince of Peace began in 1970 as a neighborhood service center in the city’s historically Black Warnersville community, and Mills said that foundation […]
Calling all writers! The Engage the Bible Ministry Team is looking for writers for the 2026 Summer Bible Reading Plan: Way in the Wilderness with Isaiah—our eleventh summer! Have you always wanted to write but have never taken the leap? Perhaps God is calling you to share your gifts for this effort! See previous years’ […]
Clean water flows freely for many of us, but around the world, safe drinking water is not guaranteed. Thrivent’s water filtration program connects purifying kits to communities in need. Amy Huebner, wife of Pastor Jason Huebner (Saint Peter, Southport), is a teacher at COAST High School in Bolivia, NC, and she’s using these kits in […]
Two NC Synod pastors—Will Rose (Holy Trinity, Chapel Hill) and Thomas Johnston (St. James, Rockwell)—have launched Your Matter Matters, a limited-series podcast exploring the relationship between faith and science. Supported by a Peeler/Casey Fund grant and created in partnership with the Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology, the podcast “keeps the AND in faith and science,” inviting […]
Dear friends, It was within the church that I learned, from an early age, that all human beings are made in the image of God. It was through a deep dive into the Lutheran Confessions in seminary that I understood the sacraments as a great equalizer in terms of salvation and dignity for all of […]
Linda Kaelke served as Director of Christian Education for several congregations in the NC Synod. Upon her death, she left the synod with an endowment from her life insurance. This gift to our church has been providing scholarship funds for many years. Linda was instrumental in the establishment of LYNC (Lutheran Youth in NC), which […]
This year’s Synod Gathering theme, Come and See, Go and Tell, invites us to learn from one another and celebrate the faithful ministries already at work across our synod. How is your congregation serving? Where do you see God at work in your ministry? What ministries have brought new life to your community? How has […]
Come and See—Go and Tell! At this year’s Synod Gathering (May 28–30), we will highlight ministries across the synod—sharing what is already taking shape among us as we come and see, and then go and tell. The Synod Gathering team is now inviting workshop proposals from leaders who have stories, practices, or ministries to share. […]
The NC Synod invites our youngest creatives to help shape the look of the 2026 Synod Gathering! Inspired by the theme “Come and See, Go and Tell,” we’re inviting children to share how they witness and wonder at God’s good news. Open to artists 12 and under from NC Synod congregations. As part of our […]
At their December meeting, the NC Synod Council extended calls to both Pastor Phil Tonnesen and Pastor Cassie Overcash at the recommendation of Bishop Emily Hartner. They join Deacon Wendy Roberts, who received a call in the fall, as assistants to the bishop. Tonnesen and Overcash both served as assistants to the bishop with Bishop […]