by Joshua Drobena | Oct 28, 2023 | News Releases
On Monday, September 4, 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava hosted an international conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Leuenberg Agreement. The Leuenberg Agreement, signed by more than 100...
by Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Drobena | Jul 4, 2023 | News Releases
This summer, Slovak Zion Synod is pleased to welcome four participants in the Student Immersion Program. The program, which is part of the Synod’s mission in Central & Eastern Europe and is organized by the Synod’s International Relations Committee, brings...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 1, 2023 | News Releases
A synod delegation visited the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia on the occasion of a conference for the pastors of their Church which took place on March 9. Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek led the group which included the Rev. Dr. Thomas S....
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 13, 2022 | News Releases
The Lutheran Church in Slovakia celebrated today what would have been the 100th birthday of the first woman ordained as a pastor in the Lutheran Church in Slovakia. Darina Banciková was ordained in 1951, in spite of controversy within the church. Her ordination is...
by Joshua Drobena | Oct 8, 2022 | News Releases
Our companions in the Slovak Lutheran Church in Romania celebrated a 200th anniversary, at which greetings were given on behalf of Bishop Kucharek and our Slovak Zion Synod. This event was observed on September 11, when the congregation in Nadlak celebrated the 200th...