Tag Archives: Colombia

Snippets – May 2012

News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Global Mission: Building  Colombian Partnerships Global Mission/Companion Synods leaders from the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, the South Carolina Synod, the churchwide organization, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia (IELCO) gathered … Continue reading

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Building Mutual Ministry with Colombia

Nineteen years ago this synod started the process of developing a relationship with one of the most internally conflicted countries in the world. Rev. Natanael Lizarazo, then pastor at Community Lutheran Church, Geneva, Minn., encouraged the Southeastern Minnesota Synod to … Continue reading

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Snippets – December 2011

News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Lutheran Campus Ministry: Lots to Offer Where can you get… A delicious, homemade lunch for just $1? Band-style worship with the latest Christian rock music? A free yoga class? An … Continue reading

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Synod News – Ocotber 2011

News and information from around the synod. Colombia Partner Congregation Event All congregations with partner congregations in Colombia or that are considering such a partnership are invited to a Colombia Partner Congregation Event on Saturday, October 8 at Saint Paul’s … Continue reading

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Join Colombia in Celebrating 75 Years of Ministry

On Sunday, October 30, (Reformation Sunday) Sunday, October 23 (this date was changed just after River Crossings went to print due to elections in Colombia) our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO), a companion synod of the Southeastern … Continue reading

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Synod News – August 2011

News and information from around the synod. Excelling in Mission…A Generous Undertaking Dates for the synod’s annual fall conversations with clergy and lay leaders have been set: Thursday, September 22 Thursday, October 6 Thursday, October 20 Tuesday, November 1 Pastors … Continue reading

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Visiting Bishops Share Current Projects & Hopes for Future

By Kathy Bolin Synod Global Mission/Companion Synods Coordinator What is exciting about the church in your country? This was the question that Bishop Martínez and Bishop Sima were asked at the Global Mission Companion Synods Committee meeting in May during … Continue reading

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Luncheon Provides Opportunity to Grow Global Partnerships

By Jeremy Wahlstrom Rev. Fred Rengstorf, chair of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Global Mission/Companion Synods Committee, reminds us that “the church is about relationship, first with our Savior Jesus Christ, and then secondly with our brothers and sisters in Christ.” … Continue reading

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Synod News – March 2011

  News and information from around the synod. Have You Been Online? Changes are here! If you haven’t visited the synod website recently, check it out today: www.semnsynod.org (If you’re viewing this, then apparently you HAVE been on the synod site! … Continue reading

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