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Sermon recording for the First Sunday of Christmas (Chistmast 1C).

First Sunday of Christmas Sermon – Christmas 1C, 2024

Sermon recording for the First Sunday of Christmas (Chistmast 1C).

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Bishop Hagmaier's Christmas Message for 2024 to the South Dakota Synod.

Bishop Hagmaier’s 2024 Christmas Message

Bishop Hagmaier’s Christmas Message for 2024 to the South Dakota Synod.

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Associate to the Bishop and Director for Evangelical Mission Rev. Jonathan Vehar provides a brief explanation of the South Dakota Synod's

Introduction to the Holy Playground Initiative

Associate to the Bishop and Director for Evangelical Mission Rev. Jonathan Vehar provides a brief explanation of the South Dakota Synod’s “Holy Playground” Initiative, funded by a generous grant from Lilly Foundation Inc.

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Events
The Senior Pastor Retreat is a gathering of rostered ministers serving as Senior Pastors for education, resource sharing, relationship development with colleagues and synod staff, and time to rest. The retreat will be February 2-4 in Chamberlain, SD, at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center.

Senior Pastors Retreat 2025

The Senior Pastor Retreat is a gathering of rostered ministers serving as Senior Pastors for education, resource sharing, relationship development with colleagues and synod staff, and time to rest. The retreat will be February 2-4 in Chamberlain, SD, at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center.

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Join us for the 2024 Farm to Table Dinner Fundraiser to support rural ministry in the South Dakota Synod!

2024 Farm to Table Fundraiser

Join us for the 2024 Farm to Table Dinner Fundraiser to support rural ministry in the South Dakota Synod!

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The theme for the 2024 Fall Theological Conference is

2024 Fall Theological Conference

The theme for the 2024 Fall Theological Conference is “Standing on the Rock – the ‘Brut-I-Full”‘ Life of a Rostered Leader: Finding Your Voice, Speaking to Your Community, and Surviving the Storms.” The conference will take place in Pierre, SD, on September 15-17, 2024.

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Mailing Address

South Dakota Synod, ELCA

2001 S Summit Ave

Sioux Falls, SD 57197

Phone

See Staff Directory

Office: 605-274-4011

Fax

605-274-4028

Location

2125 S Summit Avenue

Sioux Falls, SD 57197

Office Hours

Monday – Friday

8am–5pm

Land Acknowledgment

South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recognizes that the Oceti Sakowin, (the Seven Council Fires of the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota) the Arikara, the Ponca, and the Cheyenne, are the original inhabitants of South Dakota; and South Dakota is the current home of the Cheyenne River Tribe, Crow Creek Tribe, Flandreau Santee Tribe, Lower Brule Tribe, Oglala Tribe, Rosebud Tribe, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Standing Rock Tribe, and Yankton Tribe.

We recognize that we are called to be in good relationship with our neighbors, that the tribes are sovereign nations, that there is a history of broken treaties and broken trust, and that there is lots of work to be done.  And we also recognize that as Christians, we have faith in new life, in hope for mending what is broken, and in our calling through the Holy Spirit to do this work.