The Grand Canyon Synod Proposed Mission Plan for 2024-2025 is available for review in our assembly pages, available as a PDF, or you can view one of our webinars about the Mission Plan by clicking here, and use this passcode: $0*XQy=2
Thank you for reviewing the Mission Plan prior to our synod assembly.
Read MoreELCA Advocacy shares submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. Read @ ELCA.org.
Read MoreWe continue to prepare for our 2023 assembly and travel around the synod for various events and worshiping.
Read MoreClick here to view/download the Rules of Procedure as a PDF document for our Synod Assembly, Friday and Saturday, June 9 – 10, 2023, at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley.
Read MoreThe Report of the Reference and Counsel Committee is available on our website, featuring one resolution submitted. An info sheet, not part of the report or resolution, is included as a courtesy to the sponsors. Click here to read more.
Read MoreIn the words of Ecclesiastes 3, “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven….”. It is with mixed feelings that I write this note to notify our synod that I am ending my season as the Director for Evangelical Mission of the Grand Canyon Synod.
Starting on June 22, 2023, I will begin a new season in ministry as the Senior Director for New Ministry Development and Evangelism at the Churchwide Office of the ELCA. I will be responsible for setting the vision and leading the team that works on all new ministries and evangelism efforts in the ELCA.
Read MoreThe Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary are moving into available space on the campus of Catholic Theological Union, creating a theological megacampus on the South Side of Chicago.
Each of the three schools will remain independent with its own identity, mission and governance. Read more at Religion News Service.
Read MoreThe ELCA Young Adult Vocational Fellowship is an exciting program that offers young adults an amazing opportunity to discover their calling while gaining valuable professional experience.
In partnership with new and existing year-long opportunities at ELCA affiliated ministries, participants are equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to explore their faith and vocational aspirations, all while receiving support from a network of peers and experienced ELCA coaches.
Read MoreOn April 15, 2023. violence broke out between opposing military groups in Sudan. Most of the fighting has been in the capital city of Khartoum, but some has now spread outside the city. Nearly 1 million people have been displaced since the beginning of the violence.
Read MoreWe share updates from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director. Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: May 2023.
Read MoreEach month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work alongside the ELCA to support worship leaders, worship planners, musicians, and all who care about the worship of the church. Read more here.
Read MoreThe Rev. Dr. Donald P. Kreiss, Detroit, was reelected May 19 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod of the ELCA. The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron, Mich.
Read MoreThe Rev. Katherine A. Finegan, Marquette, Mich., was reelected May 19 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the ELCA. The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
Read MoreThe Mission Investment Fund shares their annual report in this PDF.
Read MoreThe ELCA Federal Credit Union shares their annual report in this PDF.
Read MoreMosaic shares their annual report in this PDF.
Read MoreCamp ALOMA shares their annual report in a series of slides.
Read MorePastor Dan Potaznick, Director of Generosity and Strategic Development, shares his visit to Spirit of Grace Lutheran in Surprise.
Read MoreThis week we celebrate the ordination anniversaries of:
Rev. Patricia Reed, who celebrates 22 years on May 19.
Rev. Richard Glover, who celebrates 64 years on May 20.
Rev. Phillip Hausknecht, who celebrates 60 years on May 20.
Rev. Mel Soderberg, who celebrates 56 years on May 21.
Deacon Laura Book, who celebrates 13 years on May 21.
Rev. Daniel Olson, who celebrates 60 years on May 22.
Rev. Carl Zimmermann, who celebrates 46 years on May 22.
Rev. Wallace Klandrud, who celebrates 68 years on May 23.
Rev. Richard Jessen, who celebrates 60 years on May 24.
Rev. Ronald Koplitz, who celebrates 54 years on May 25.
