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Applications will be open in August for

Sprinkles of Grace Mini Grant Application Materials

Applications will be open in August for “Sprinkles of Grace” mini grants. The “Sprinkles of Grace” grant was created to help ELCA churches in South Dakota in their ministry to families with children ages birth through eight years old.

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South Dakota Synod-branded clothing is now available at Old Lutheran!

South Dakota Synod-Branded Clothing Available at Old Lutheran!

South Dakota Synod-branded clothing is now available at Old Lutheran!

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The Rev. Trey Daum (Associate Pastor at First Lutheran in Brookings) has prepared a sermon for congregations to use for Sunday, July 6th, the Sunday after the July 4th holiday.

Sermon for July 6, 2025

The Rev. Trey Daum (Associate Pastor at First Lutheran in Brookings) has prepared a sermon for congregations to use for Sunday, July 6th, the Sunday after the July 4th holiday.

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Events
The theme for the 2025 Fall Theological Conference is

2025 Fall Theological Conference

The theme for the 2025 Fall Theological Conference is “Cornucopia! Preaching Christ Crucified in Year A and These Times.” The conference will take place in Mitchell, SD, on September 14-16, 2025.

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2025 South Dakota Synod Assembly
May 30-31, 2025 
Our Savior's Lutheran Church

2025 South Dakota Synod Assembly

2025 South Dakota Synod Assembly
May 30-31, 2025
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

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The 2025 Retire-Refire retreat will take place at Our Savior's Lutheran in Sioux Falls from April 29-30, following the Spring Theological Conference.

Retire or Refire Event 2025: Living into a New Season of Life

The 2025 Retire-Refire retreat will take place at Our Savior’s Lutheran in Sioux Falls from April 29-30, following the Spring Theological Conference.

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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.