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July 2022
CANCELLED: 2022 ELCA Youth Gathering
Important Update: After much prayer, conversation and tears, the ELCA has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Gathering, MYLE and the tAble due to the ongoing pandemic, the recent COVID-19 surge and public health considerations. Registered congregations can visit their registration accounts starting Monday, February 7, to select their desired refund option. Please log into your accounts before March 4. For more information and FAQs, please visit elca.org/Gathering. The ELCA Youth Gathering for high school aged youth takes…
Find out more »August 2022
ELCA Churchwide Assembly 2022
The Churchwide Assembly Planning Team has made the decision to convene voting members in-person for the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly held in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8-12, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. For Churchwide Assembly COVID-19 related questions, please visit the frequently asked questions page. The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the church, is a process of communal spiritual discernment. When the ELCA Churchwide Assembly convenes, its voting members meet with confidence in God’s grace around word and water, wine…
Find out more »September 2022
“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday 2022
“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is Sunday, September 11, 2022. This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ – every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life – flows freely from…
Find out more »ELMM: Exodus, Covenant, and Wilderness
Equipping Leaders for Mission and Ministry presents Exodus, Covenant, and Wilderness with Professor Rachel Wrenn of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University. This event will be held September 16-17, 2022. Learn More.
Find out more »October 2022
Beholding God in Creation: Ecumenical Community of Michigan Retreat
The Ecumenical Community of Michigan (ECM), formerly LARC, will be holding a retreat October 10-13, 2022 at the Augustine Center of the Sacramentine Monastery in Conway, MI. The retreat will be centered on the theme "Beholding God in Creation" and will be led by Steve Thomas, M.Div. The retreat will include interactive sessions, conversations together, exercises in nature, time for solitude, visual presentations on the wonders of God’s Earth and the place of trees in God’s creation, and services of…
Find out more »ELMM: Prophets Before the Exile
Equipping Leaders for Mission and Ministry presents Prophets Before the Exile with Professor George C. Heider. This event will be held October 14-15, 2022. Learn More.
Find out more »Disabilities Ministries Learning Day
The North/West Lower Michigan Synod's Disability Ministries Task Force will be hosting a learning day on October 22, 2022 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Portage, MI. More information coming soon!
Find out more »November 2022
ELMM: A History of God’s People
Equipping Leaders for Mission and Ministry presents A History of God's People with Professor George C. Heider. This event will be held November 11-12, 2022. Learn More.
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