UPCOMING EVENTS

Guatemala Friends Gathering

Saturday, February 04, 2023 - 10:00am


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Children's Ministry Gathering - February 2023

Monday, February 13, 2023 - 01:00pm


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ENGAGE: Save Our Veterans

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 11:00am to 12:30pm


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OUR SYNOD

On the way together.

The Saint Paul Area Synod is one of 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Made up of 107 congregations and new starts, the Saint Paul Area Synod works to build mutually transformative partnerships, embolden public witness for justice, and renew ourselves in the possibilities of being church in a new day.

Our common work includes domestic partnerships and renewal as well as being a part of the global church by walking with companions in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) and the Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala (ILAG).

 FROM THE BISHOP

For Christ's Sake

My father had a way of talking to people that could settle them down, get them to see beyond their disagreements. When the fists were ready to fly and he said, “Knock it off for Christ’s sake,” I think he meant something more like “Stop it. God did not come in Christ to reconcile the whole world so you could tear each other apart.”

 

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The Saint Paul Area Synod is made up of congregations, mission starts and institutions committed to growing in faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Living out of our identity as Lutheran, we recognize we are grasped by grace and are free to devote our energy to being church in a way that is rooted in tradition and open to experimentation.

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