Synod Gathering is a perfect opportunity to honor and celebrate congregational and ministerial anniversaries together.

Congregations celebrating significant anniversaries this year were invited to the front of the stage to receive a certificate and take a photo with Bishop Emily.

Congregations celebrating 75 years of ministry:

The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Brevard
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kings Mountain
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Lumberton

One congregation is celebrating 125 years of ministry:

Wittenberg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Granite Quarry

Two congregations are celebrating 150 years of ministry:

Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hickory
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kings Mountain

One congregation is celebrating 175 years of ministry:
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salisbury (pictured at the top of this post)

In like manner, rostered ministers celebrating significant anniversaries were invited to the stage to receive their certificate from Bishop Emily.

The following ministers are celebrating 25 years of rostered ministry:

The Reverend Alice Johnson-Curl
The Reverend Cathy A. Fanslau
The Reverend Constance J. Garrett
The Reverend Robert D. McCarty
The Reverend Wolfgang D. Herz-Lane

The following ministers are celebrating 35 years of rostered ministry:

The Reverend Brian J. Stamm
The Reverend Doctor Marcus B. Hovis III
The Reverend Philip D. Stringer
The Reverend M. Timothy Martin

The following ministers are celebrating 50 years of rostered ministry:

The Reverend David J. Kilde
The Reverend Frederick Strickert
The Reverend Leonard R. Schulhaus, Jr.
The Reverend Marcus J. Miller
The Reverend Mark Ellingsen
The Reverend Peter S. Hoyer
The Reverend Richard E. Handschin
The Reverend Robert G. Young
The Reverend William E. Jeffcoat
The Reverend William E. Ordelt, Jr.

The following ministers are celebrating 60 years of rostered ministry:

The Reverend David K. Huddle
The Reverend Gary D. Logan
The Reverend Harold E. Heidegger
The Reverend John C. Pfisterer
The Reverend Robert E. Allen
The Reverend Ronald O. Heinze

The following minister is celebrating 65 years of rostered ministry:

The Reverend Lonnie W. Karriker

The following rostered ministers have retired since last year:

Deacon Amy Daniels
The Rev. Angie Ballard
The Rev. Anne Marie Nuechterlein
The Rev. Dr. Tim Smith

Thanks be to God for the amazing years of ministry of these rostered ministers and congregations!