The Rev. Melissa L. Stoller was elected on June 13 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She is the first woman to hold the position of Bishop in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod.
Read MoreLauren Wolcott, Communications Director, will be on Sabbatical July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.
Read MoreBishop Kurt Kusserow will receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater (Thiel '85) and deliver the commencement keynote address on May 10, 2025.
Read MorePortico Benefit Services released a notice of pending changes to the ELCA Health Plan under the title, “Benefits reExamined,” which Bishop Kusserow has responded to.
Read MoreBishop Kusserow and Barb Nugent write to remind us of the deep value that Lutheran congregations have contributed to the social structures of our country, leading the way in caring for our neighbors.
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After 31 years of service to our synod as executive assistant to Bishop Kusserow, Sandy DeLorenze will be celebrating a well-earned retirement beginning March 1, 2025.
Read MoreA Pastoral Message from the ELCA Bishops of Pennsylvania
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After 25 years of service to our synod as receptionist and administrative assistant, Carol Ruckert will be celebrating a well-earned retirement beginning January 1, 2025.
Read More"We, the members of the Conference of Bishops of the ELCA, speak with one voice to condemn the hateful, deceptive, violent speech that has too readily found a place in our national discourse. We lament the ways this language has led to hate-fueled action."
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