Over 500 voting members of the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America were gathered today at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD to pray, discern and elect a [...]

Results of the Second Ballot. There was no election on the second ballot. The Top 7 candidates will move onto the Third Ballot. Speeches by the Top 7 candidates will happen tomorrow morning in [...]

The following names were placed on the first ballot for Bishop Election. There was no election, so this ballot becomes a nominating ballot. Please click here to download to see the first ballot [...]

Over 500 voting members of the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will gather this weekend at the synod assembly on Friday and Saturday at Our Savior’s Lutheran [...]

Our final devotions for the Bishop Election series written by Rev. Jackie Braun.

Read reflections by Pastor Gary Westgard for the Bishop Election Devotional Series. Receive weekly devotions written by members of the synod as we prepare for the 2019 Synod Assembly and Bishop [...]

Read reflections by Greg Giles for the Bishop Election Devotional Series. Receive weekly devotions written by members of the synod as we prepare for the 2019 Synod Assembly and Bishop Election.

Read reflections by Sawyer Vanden Heuvel for the Bishop Election Devotional Series. Receive weekly devotions written by members of the synod as we prepare for the 2019 Synod Assembly and Bishop [...]