by Joshua Drobena | Sep 19, 2022 | News Releases
Gathering under the theme “Embody the Word,” voting members of the 2022 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) made a number of key decisions to further the mission and ministry of this church. The assembly, the chief legislative...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 29, 2022 | News Releases
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will observe its 35th anniversary on April 30. On this date in 1987, the ELCA constitution was adopted during the opening session of the Constituting Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The ELCA was formed from a merger of...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 25, 2019 | News Releases
TORRINGTON, CT (SZS) — On Saturday, November 16, 2019, the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (MNYS) celebrated the installation of the Rev. Paul T. Egensteiner as Bishop of their synod. The installation took place at 2:00...
by Joshua Drobena | Sep 5, 2019 | News Releases
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (SZS) — On August 25-31, the Slovak Zion Synod gathered in Assembly for enrichment and essential business aboard the Carnival Magic, originating in Ft. Lauderdale with scheduled ports of call in Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, and Amber Cove,...
by Joshua Drobena | Nov 18, 2014 | News Releases
The Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek was re-elected November 17 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) during our Synod Assembly November 16-23 aboard the Carnival Dream. (The Synod Assembly is...
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