Church in Society

Areas of Responsibility for the Committee on Church in Society

Listening to and speaking to society on behalf of the synod

  • Monitoring of the Church's social statements
  • Peace, justice, hunger,and unemployment concerns, both domestic and global
  • Social ministry advocacy, mainly with agencies and institutions
  • Inclusiveness and diversity
  • Appalachian ministries and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania

Members:

Chairperson:  Wayne Franzen
Secretary:  Brenda Neundorf
Synod Council Representative:  Heath Gamache
Clergy:  Pastor Beverly Banyay, Pastor William A. Hower, Pastor Christina A. Ingold, Pastor Eric Reimer, Pastor Linda O. Theophilus
Laypersons:  Brack M. Barr, Jr.,  Richard Mohr-Kelly, Diane Santoriello, Kelly Spanninger
Staff:  Pastor Sandra J. Kessinger
Resource: Pastor Paul L. Lubold

Related pages:

Health and Wellness Ministries

Talking Points

Public Policy Agenda

A Trip to the United Nations

Did You Know?

World Hunger Appeal and Coffee Project

Alternate Giving Catalog