by Joshua Drobena | Oct 16, 2017 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — On October 31, 2017, we will commemorate the 500th year following the birth spark of the Reformation: on that day in 1517, Dr. Martin Luther publicly posted his 95 Theses which highlighted his dispute over the power of indulgences. Since...
by Joshua Drobena | Sep 20, 2017 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — Our Slovak Zion Synod family rejoices with our congregation, Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, Ohio as they begin a new chapter in ministry and mission and welcome their new pastor, the Rev. Eric Karl Markovich. We...
by Joshua Drobena | Aug 24, 2017 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — Our Synod, in partnership with the leadership of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (Evanjelická Bohoslovecká Fakulta, Univerzita Komenského), is hosting four seminary students as this...
by Joshua Drobena | Jun 25, 2017 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — On Pentecost Sunday, June 4th, Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek of the Slovak Zion Synod–ELCA preached at a gathering of the Považský Seniorát of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia [a seniorát is analogous to a...
by Joshua Drobena | May 22, 2017 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CONN (SZS) — On Sunday, June 4, the church will observe Pentecost Sunday. On that day, which occurs on the fiftieth day of Easter, we celebrate the day the Holy Spirit descended from heaven upon the disciples. The Biblical account in the book of Acts...
