The South Carolina Lutheran: Special Issue
There is a special electronic only issue of The South Carolina Lutheran, called From Charleston to Selma, that shares our efforts to confront racism. This edition contains a compilation of articles and information from this year's publications in one place. You are encouraged to download this special issue and continue the conversations that have already started across South Carolina in your context.
The Church Groundskeepers' Christmas Pageant
The St. Paul's Players presents an original play with hymns in the Good Shepherd Room Theater at St. Paul's, Columbia. Performances are free of charge and will be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4 and 11. Dinner starts at 6:00 p.m. and costs $5.00. Dinner reservations are required and may be made by calling 803-779-0030.
How many different nativity sets can you imagine?
Share your nativity set or collection or other religious art of the Christmas season for Sights and Sounds of Nativity one December 6 from 4-6 pm at Reformation Church. Reserve space for your set(s) or your collection. We will set up individual sets for you or you can reserve a table(s) and set up your own special collection. Reserve a table or bring individual sets to Reformation Church by December 1. Last year there were more than 100 nativities on display. This year is promising to be even larger. If you know people who have art they might share, invite them to share it with us for this event. Help us plan for the space needed by registering your collection or set(s) in an email to
[email protected]. Our church musicians will provide seasonal music as you tour.
Two free organs available
There are two church organs available to a good home at no charge. The first is a Hammond church organ with a Triple keyboard; 30 stops; foot pedals; speakers; electric; second biggest made. The second is a smaller Hammond XCB3 with speakers. The organs are located in the Columbia area.
If interested, call Bill Stubbs at (803) 407-0649.
The Fall edition of The Ripple
The latest edition of The Ripple is now available. See the latest news from your sisters in the South Carolina Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Chruch in America.
Stand-Up Sunday
Stand-Up Sunday, endorsed by the South Carolina Christan Action Council and Gun Sense SC, is a day when we all stand up for the nine killed at Emanuel AME in Charleston. Already 1,100 churches are setting Sunday, January 31, as a time to support legislation in South Carolina that would close existing loop holes in the law calling for stricter compliance of background checks.
2016 Stewardship Symposium
Stewardship in a digital age pushes us to new ways of electronic giving in congregations, but also to tackle new questions of how to steward technology itself. Grounded in the essentials of biblical stewardship, Copeland's presentations will address electronic giving tools like automatic bank drafts, crowd funding, and digital storytelling. Additionally, he will consider how our digital age calls us to steward technology and develop a gospel-centered digital wisdom.
Register online here or
click here for the hard copy registration form. Questions? Contact
Jim Johnson by email or 803-609-2338 Registration Deadline: January 25. Lunch is include in your registration. This event is presented by the LTSS Speakers and Events Committee and the LTSS/Region 9 ELCA Council for Stewardship Education.
ELCA Church Council adopts message on gender-based violence
The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted a social message on gender-based violence and adopted an accompanying foundational document designed for in-depth study and analysis when it met here Nov. 12-15. The council, which serves as the ELCA's board of directors, also took action on a variety of matters designed to help move forward the church's mission and ministries.
ELCA celebrates 45 years of ordaining women
On the 45th anniversary of the ordination of Lutheran women in the United States, "I give thanks for my sisters who were the first women pastors," said the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). "I give thanks for all women in ministry. We are doing what Mary, the mother of our Lord, and Mary Magdalene did before us - proclaiming the gospel."
ELCA, local partners break ground on Lutheran center, clinic in South Sudan
As part of ongoing work to bring peace and reconciliation in South Sudan, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and local partners broke ground on a new Lutheran center and clinic in the nation's capital, Juba, earlier this month.
Organizing and administering congregational annual meetings
As congregational annual meetings approach, perhaps you are wondering how you can run a great meeting that is engaging for participants, productive for your congregation and a great investment of everyone's time.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a longstanding expression of the ecumenical movement - a worldwide movement among Christians to heal divisions within the Church. It also promotes dialogue among churches and Christian communities and encourages Christians everywhere to better understand and reflect the implications of "one Lord, one faith, one baptism." Each year from January 18-25, Christians are encouraged to pray together as a sign of the unity that is already theirs in Christ.