The SEPA Synod Executive Committee has determined the 2023 Unadjusted Minimum Salary for Rostered Ministers to be $64,671 ($46,671 salary and $18,000 housing) for Pastors, and $48,072 for Deacons. For pastors who reside in a parsonage, the minimum is $46,671. These amounts were determined by taking the existing SEPA 2019 amount and applying the subsequent federal...

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The Stewardship Of Life Institute is launching a new initiative called The Sharron Blezard Innovation Fellowship, in honor of Rev. Sharron Blezard, a beloved writer for SOLI, who entered into the church triumphant in 2021 after her journey through metastatic cancer. (You can learn more about her ministry here.) The Sharron Blezard Innovation Fellowship grants...

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It’s time again to apply for grants to support new initiatives and ministries that support the emphases of the Forward Together in Faith Campaign. The campaign focuses on: ► Networking congregations, leaders, building bridges within the synod and in the community. ► Innovating new forms of ministry ► Communicating by traditional and digital platforms ► Equipping...

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Blessed Tomorrow Climate Ambassador program, a collaborator of the ELCA, has a new training specifically for clergy!This FREE, self-paced, and online training is designed by clergy for clergy of all faith traditions and all levels of climate knowledge and experience. The program helps clergy to be more comfortable talking about climate change as a matter...

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A Love rEvolution Join us as we learn ways we can help congregations more deeply Love God and love others. Saturday June 17 @ 10:30 a.m.   Join on Zoom

Kindling Faith offers something for almost everyone in its summer offerings. Partners for Sacred Places is offering a special seminar from June 22-24 on the Philadelphia campus for those church leaders who are shepherding their congregations through transitions of every sort: https://www.unitedlutheranseminary.edu/calendar/kindling-faith-sacred-places-transitions-seminar The Lutheran Settlement House is leading our Summer Ministry Institute on the Gettysburg...

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This year’s Pride Event will be June 1, 2023 at Grace Lutheran Church 2191 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA 19008. 6:30p Main Speaker: The Rev. Carla Christopher Wilson (she/her) 7:30p Worship with The Rev. Joey Klinger (he/him) preaching Rostered ministers are invited to wear a green or rainbow stole, no alb needed, for the worship...

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Join us as we celebrate our Lutheran heritage and history. Our annual gathering will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. Gathering from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Augustus Lutheran Church, 717 West Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426, , the oldest unaltered Lutheran Church in America, and we will have...

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Bishop Patricia Davenport was guest speaker at the opening worship of the Second International African Lutheran Conference on April 23 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Monrovia, Liberia. The Rev. Dr. Moses Suah-Dennis helped organize the event.The conference is sponsored by African National Ministries of the ELCA. Participants learned about the history of Liberia, including the...

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