Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA

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Office of the Bishop Updates: 10/21/2022

The Office of the Bishop staff travels for meetings and worship, and facilitates upcoming grants. We also share photos from the Bishop’s Fall Gathering at the Franciscan Renewal Center.

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • Installation of Rev. Jason Adams, Good Samaritan The Lakes

  • Vacation

  • California Lutheran

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

  • Worship at San Juan Bautista

  • Stewardship Team meeting

  • Northeast Valley Consortium

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

  • Planning for Associates to the Bishops Gathering

  • LSS SW Board meeting

  • Schedule interviews for Candidacy

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Preparing for upcoming events

  • Facilitating GCS Grants Committee

  • General admin functions of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Catch up on non-news projects

  • Process news and create newsletter

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Work on workers compensation audit, continue work on month-end deliverables and available to provide analysis/reporting as needed.

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

  • Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod