Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA

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Office of the Bishop Updates: 4/15/2022

Bishop Hutterer and Rev. Cheryl Fox, at St. John's Episcopal-Lutheran Church in Williams.

First Call Theological Education, stewardship, and assembly planning are just some of the work we get to do as Office of the Bishop this week.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

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

  • Stewardship Team

  • Mission and Ministry Task Force

  • Stewardship of Life Institute board meeting

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

  • First Call Theological Education

  • Simon’s Project video planning

  • GCS Candidacy planning

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Preparing for Synod Assembly and other upcoming events

  • Financial recordkeeping and other updates

  • General administrative tasks of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Synod assembly preparation

  • Weekly newsletter

  • Ministry partner reports and stories

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Mission Partner Contributions

  • Pledge to Actual Report

  • Available to answer questions and perform analysis as needed

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

  • Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod