Announcements

On Aug. 14, we joined with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota in celebrating the grand opening of its Early Learning Center-East Side, located at Grace Lutheran Church, St. Paul. A number of synod staff, synod council members, rostered ministers and lay leaders were...

The persons listed below were elected during the Saint Paul Area Synod's 2024 Synod Assembly on May 11 at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi.   Synod Council or Committees These offices take effect Aug. 1. Synod Council -Vice President George...

It was a packed house for Eternal Flame Lutheran Church's Charter Sunday on April 14, when the members voted to become an official congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). For the past 14 years, this mostly Hmong congregation has been a...

As ELCA World Hunger celebrates its 50th anniversary and we consider the food insecurity challenges many people face in their daily life, the Saint Paul Area Synod and the Minneapolis Area Synod are engaging in conversation about how to work together toward ending...

In the 2023 Annual Report of the Saint Paul Area Synod, Bishop Patricia Lull highlights some of the ministries and activities of the synod from over the past year. She writes about The Planting Hope Campaign, mission support, the candidacy process, lay leadership...

Written by the six Minnesota bishops of the Evangelical Church in America. Published in the Opinion Exchange section of the Star Tribune Nov. 27, 2023. Current economic conditions present difficult choices to leaders across all sectors of our economy: businesses,...

Members of the synod council and staff and representatives of congregations rejoiced with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) as they helped kick off construction of the Families Together Eastside Preschool on Oct. 26. The project has been largely funded by a...