The Deaconess Community ELCA | Full or Part Time The Strategic Mission and Interpretation Manager will articulate and steward the history, mission, vision, and guiding principles of the Deaconess Community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The...
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Thank Offerings
The days are short, the nights are long, and sunset comes early. For me, that’s a signal for an end-of-the-year review and thanksgiving. Did I make any commitments I have yet to fulfill? Are there items on my "To Do in 2024" list that need attention? And how about...
We Are Church Together – October 2024
Thank you for your congregation’s faithful and generous sharing of mission support with the synod and churchwide expressions of the ELCA during September 2024. One of the ways we are church together is through support for mission developments, which are new or ethnic...
We Are Church Together – August 2024
Thank you for your congregation’s faithful and generous sharing of mission support with the synod and churchwide expressions of the ELCA during July 2024. One of those ways we are church together is through the support and guidance we offer to congregations when they...
2024 Summer Interns
The synod's interns are off and running for Summer 2024! Ten young people will be working and learning at sites across our synod for about 10 weeks, serving in children's ministry, communications, social work, feeding ministries and more. This paid internship program...
Elected at Conference Assemblies
The persons listed below were elected to positions with the Saint Paul Area Synod during our 2024 conference assemblies on Feb. 24 at Faith Lutheran in Forest Lake. Additional elections will take place on May 11 at Synod Assembly. Conference Dean North Conference...
God’s Gathered Church
Homily for Toolkit 2024 Faith, Forest Lake Ephesians 4:11-13 Grace and peace to you in the name of the Triune God. AMEN. In the evening, when I am home from the office and have eaten my supper, there is always more work still to do. Dishes in the sink. Laundry to be...
Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.
During my senior year in high school, we read Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from A Birmingham Jail in our English class. As part of a class project, we planned and led an assembly for other seniors on the yearning for peace and the rationale behind non-violent...
Deep Gratitude
Another year comes to a close and our hearts are full of gratitude. During our most recent visit, Bishop Gaville commented many times, “This relationship is such a gift to our diocese.” For those of us involved in Bega Kwa Bega from the Saint Paul Area Synod side, the...
