Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA

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Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/29/2021

Pastor Miguel Gomez-Acosta receives coffee from former synod council member Lisa Parrish at the Station Coffee Company in Florence. A community rep told Pastor Charles Newman of Crossroads that their ribbon cutting was the largest turn out in the town’s recent history.

Bishop Hutterer and others will be at Installation of Pastor Tim Nybroten at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley, Oct 31, 2021. In this post, Pastor Jacqui Pagel shares photos from the grand opening of Crossroad’s Station Coffee Company and her visit to Native American Urban Ministry, Phoenix. The full time staff of the Office of the Bishop will gather for a retreat at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

  • Competency Assessment Panel

  • Preaching at Alleluia Lutheran, Phoenix

  • Lutheran Campus Ministry – Canterbury info session

  • Staff retreat

Ms. Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Staff retreat

  • Growing Generosity update

  • Grants Committee Assistance

  • General bookkeeping and recordkeeping

Mr. Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • News and newsletter

  • Staff retreat

  • Revamp about section of website

Mr. Clint Wasser
Director for Finance

  • Prepare and send monthly accounting reports to various Synod groups

  • Prepare written procedures for various accounting duties I perform

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

  • Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod