These past 9 months have provided churches in the South Bay and other conferences with countless challenges and opportunities for ministry. As the old saying goes, when someone gives you lemons are you going to… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: South Bay Conference
2019/2020 was a year of less transition in the Foothill Conference of our beloved Synod. Here is a brief rundown of some of the leadership and other changes (as on 04/09/2020): Pastor Zach Johnson has… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Foothill Conference
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 Fall/Winter It’s has been a busy time these… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Pastor James F. Phillips, African Descent Coordinator
The Justice Team continued to meet most months through Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Synod Office. We heard reports from several of our committees or task forces. In February The Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Mission Team for Justice
Autumn Renewal: On the weekend of October 12-13 the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) held our biannual Autumn Renewal at Cal Lutheran University. The theme was “Sharing God’s Love through Gratitude” using 2 Corinthians… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Women of the ELCA Southwest Synodical Organization
Greetings to our fellow ELCA congregations of Southwest CA: With smoke, fire, pandemic, and a reckoning on race and racism in America, the Central Coast Conference continues to persevere in its care of its communities… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Central Coast Conference
In September 2019, I took on the role of Synod Youth Director with the following goals: to give increased attention to racial equity in our synod youth ministries to strengthen connections between youth ministries in… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Pastor Matt Keadle, Youth Coordinator
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God in whom I take refuge, my shield, and horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 God is faithful and sustains us in… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Maria Paiva, Latinx Ministries Coordinator
2020 has not been the year any of us hoped for; still, a quick look from Synod Assembly 2019 to when synod assembly 2020 would have been reveals that God is working in all things… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Director for Evangelical Mission, Rev Dr. Marjorie Funk-Pihl
God’s grace and peace to you. I entered into this call on December 1, 2019, in the last weeks of Pastor Reg Schultz-Akerson’s tenure as your previous assistant to the bishop. Pastor Reg was able… 2020 Bulletin of Reports: Assistant to the Bishop for Rostered Leadership, Pastor Brenda Bos