Synod News

The Bear Butte Conference has planned a prayer vigil for the 215 children that were found at the Kamloops Indian School. The service will take place June 21 at 7:00 p.m. Kamloop time (8 pm MST/9 [...]

Synod Assembly is meeting virtually this year on June 4-5. Find links to watch the Synod Assembly Livestream.

Chaplain Joshua Johnson has recorded a video sermon for congregations to use on Memorial Day weekend. Feel free to use this sermon however it may fit within your congregation's context.

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA - May 17, 2021 - The Reverend Aaron Matson has accepted the call to serve as the Companion Synod Coordinator for the South Dakota Synod.

New CDC Guidance and Recommendations for congregations and ministry sites in the South Dakota Synod.

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA - May 14, 2021 - The Reverend Renee Splichal Larson was selected as a 2021 recipient of The Living Loehe Award from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA.

Bishop Constanze Hagmaier of the South Dakota Synod, ELCA and Bishop Jonathan Folts of the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota send a joint letter to Governor Noem calling to welcome the stranger [...]

Bishop Constanze Hagmaier of the South Dakota Synod invites you to the Keep the Campfires Burning campaign with Lutherans Outdoors. The Keep the Campfires Burning campaign is a comprehensive [...]