Announcements

Thanks to funding through the synod's Planting Hope Campaign, grants are now available for young adults who are planning trips with their congregations to visit companions in Guatemala and Tanzania. Applicants ages 16-35 are invited to apply for funds of up to half...

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lois Malcolm will be the keynote speaker for our 2025 Synod Assembly on May 16-17 at St. Andrew's, Mahtomedi. As one of the leading theologians on a Lutheran understanding of the Holy Spirit and evangelism, Dr. Malcolm will help us...

When I hosted a series of synod listening sessions last summer, I chose not to share my own responses to the various discussion prompts. To the first question – What gives you hope in your congregation? – I could have readily answered that the worship life of...

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...