Thank you, thank you, thank you! First, all praise and glory be to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit for making this incredible mission journey to Cameroon possible. The following is a copy of [...]
Please continue to pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon as they resolve conflicts and hold meetings. The General Synod meeting, which was to be held in June was delayed as [...]
Video from the Synod Assembly is now available online! Visit the Synod Vimeo Page for the bible studies with Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen, keynote and State of the ELCA from Rev. Rafael Malpica, State of [...]
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, It has been a busy week since we were together at our Synod Assembly. Thank you for affirming my call to continue to serve as your bishop in the South Dakota [...]
In 2012 South Dakota ELCA Sunday schools were asked to be in relationship with the “Train Up a Child” program to sponsor a classroom at Poli, Cameroon. Here is the report from the [...]
At the Synod Assembly, we debuted short videos for each of the six Mission Partner Ministries in the South Dakota Synod: Woyatan Lutheran, Rapid City; Pueblo de Dios, Sioux Falls; Intentional [...]
[srizonfbalbum id=3] Bishop Dave and LaDonna’s daughter, Sarah, gave birth to Isabel Corrine Aguilar yesterday at 4:56 PM in Omaha, NE at 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 19 1/4″ long. Mother and [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As I begin my time of sabbatical I give thanks for the generosity of our Synod Council and my colleagues a Churchwide for providing this opportunity. I will [...]
The Fifth Plenary Session is complete. Rev. Rafael Malpica Padilla affirmed the call of David Zellmer as Bishop of the SD Synod. Rev. Dr. Anna Madsen led the Fifth Plenary Session in Bible Study [...]
