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Updates from the NovusWay Board

By Catherine Fink / March 11, 2024
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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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LTSS to Move to Hickory

By Catherine Fink / March 9, 2024
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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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ELCA Conference of Bishops Calls for Cease-fire

By Catherine Fink / March 9, 2024
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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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Three Ways to Join the Bishop’s Challenge

By Angel Owens / February 19, 2024
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As we begin the slow walk to Easter, we’re also approaching the end of the Bishop’s Challenge for Refugee Hospitality. The work of welcome never actually ends, but this upcoming Easter season we will take a moment to celebrate, reflect, and share our stories from the Bishop’s Challenge. Since Bishop Tim Smith invited North Carolina […]

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Wallace Welcomed as New Lifelong Learning Director

By Catherine Fink / February 13, 2024
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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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LDR Carolinas Mini-Grants Deadline

By Catherine Fink / February 6, 2024
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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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TikTok Tell It! Contest Deadline Approaches

By Catherine Fink / February 6, 2024
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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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Children’s Ministry Lent Kits Available

By Catherine Fink / January 9, 2024
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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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LYO Registration Is Open!

By Catherine Fink / January 2, 2024
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It’s time! Bring your middle and high school youth and join us for LYO (Lutheran Youth Organization) Assembly in Greensboro, February 23-25. LYO Assembly is a time for youth from our synod to gather together and collaborate with other congregations in a youth-led event planned and facilitated by the LYO Board which made up of […]

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Bishop Tim’s Sabbatical and Acting Bishops

By Catherine Fink / December 19, 2023
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As Bishop Tim Smith takes his sabbatical—from December 3 through February 29—the work of the synod will continue! Pastor Phil Tonnesen will serve as Acting Bishop from December 3 through January 15, and Pastor CeCee Mills will then assume the role of Acting Bishop from January 16 through February 29. As acting bishops, they can do anything a regular […]

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