Author Archive
December 19, 2019
Holy Closure of Grace, Norristown
Holy Closure of Grace – Norristown on January 12, 2020 Remembering in prayer the saints at Grace Lutheran Church – Norristown. Grace Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Lower Montgomery Conference, will hold their final worship service on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 3 PM with Bishop Davenport presiding. Rostered ministers and members of the SEPA...
December 10, 2019
Synod Council and Committees seeking Nominations for 2020
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod’s Nominating Committee is asking for your help in identifying gifted and qualified persons, both clergy and lay, to serve as nominees for election at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Assembly on May 1-2, 2020 Every year the Synod Assembly elects members of the Synod Council, which serves as “the board of directors...
November 11, 2019
All Saints Appeal
More of our SEPA saints share how they are blessed by ministries of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. Give now at https://ministrylink.org/give.
September 30, 2019
Volunteer with Liberty Hospice
Part of the Liberty Lutheran family of services, Liberty Hospice offers compassionate care to Philadelphia-area patients facing a life-limiting illness. Our hospice care team, which includes a medical director, social workers, chaplains, skilled nursing professionals, hospice aides, and volunteers, provides comprehensive support while helping patients and their families make the most of every moment. Volunteers are a vital...
August 16, 2019
Declaration of the ELCA to Persons of African Descent and Response
Rev. Lamont Anthony Wells, National President of ADLA, receives and responds to the declaration approved by Church Council in June, 2019.
May 23, 2019
“Are We Ready To Be Transformed”
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Wyvetta Bullock at SEPA Synid Assembly, May 4, 2019. The beloved community is like this: ‘God takes it very personally how we treat one another,” the Rev. Dr. Wyvetta Bullock said in her sermon at the Assembly’s Saturday Eucharist. “The compassion we express to others is our expression of our love...
May 23, 2019
Leadership Rooted in Baptism
“Our purpose comes out of the baptismal waters, where our leadership is grounded. ”The Rev. Dr. M. Wyvetta Bullock, Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Executive for Administration and ELCA Churchwide Representative, led a lively forum – “Leadership Rooted in Baptism” – on the first day of the assembly. As she began the forum, she shared that...
May 23, 2019
Passport to Understanding
Keynote address by the Rev. Nicole Diroff, assistant director of Interfaith Philadelphia.
May 22, 2019
“Was It Not Necessary?”
Through prayer, preaching, and lament, SEPA leaders explore our desire for beloved community thriough the lens of Luke 24. SEPA Synod Assembly, May 3, 2019. “It is time for our inadequate dreams to die in order for Christ to rise in us, and our church.” This observation by one pastor to Bishop Patricia A. Davenport...
May 20, 2019
Vitality Team Presentation 2019
The marks of vital congregations, and new metrics for growth.
August 1, 2018
Greeting from Bishop Patricia A. Davenport
We truly can do more together than we can alone, through our relationship with God that is reflected in our relationship with others. We are “Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.” Beloved, we make a difference. I am so excited to work...
