Synod News

In 2020 we are preparing to celebrate 50 years of Lutheran women being ordained in the United States. Also, 2020 marks 40 years of women of color being ordained, and 10 years of LGBTQIA+ [...]

This November marks the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down after decades of separation between East and West Germany. On November 9, 2019, South Dakota Lutherans will gather for a [...]

Meet with your new bishop and synod staff for “Listen, Learn, and Care” sessions during the month of October. Bishop Constanze Hagmaier and her new associates are eager to meet with members of [...]

SIOUX FALLS, SD - September 17, 2019 - The Rev. Jonathan Steiner has accepted the offer from the Domestic Mission Unit of the ELCA to serve as the new Director for Evangelical Mission and [...]

Livestream today's Installation of Bishop Constanze Hagmaier starting at 1:30 PM CT.

SIOUX FALLS, SD – September 4, 2019 – The Reverend Constanze Hagmaier will be installed as the fourth Bishop of the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church this Saturday, September [...]

SIOUX FALLS, SD - August 23, 2019 - The South Dakota Synod Council approved today to call the Rev. Renee Splichal Larson to serve as Associate to Bishop Constanze Hagmaier for Candidacy, [...]

In a key action last week, the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted to approve a memorial that declares the ELCA a sanctuary church. The ELCA is the first North American denomination to declare [...]