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 | 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 6, 2022 | News Releases
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Worship was led by the Rev. David Jones, who has served as pastor of Holy Trinity since 1990. Bishop Wilma Kucharek of the Slovak...
by Joshua Drobena | Apr 30, 2022 | News Releases
The Rev. Kenneth T. Michnay was remembered across the Synod on Saturday, April 23, 2022 during a Service of Christian Burial at Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church in Muskegon, MI followed by the Committal rite at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven,...