Click on Glorious Dei to view the most recent newsletter. Past issues: 23:06 Farewell; 23:05 Advice & Call; 23:04; 23:03 The Love of Christ Abounds; 23:02 Need to Find a Way to Love; 23:01 Love, the Universal Glue; 22:12 Advent & Hope; 22:11 Christ's Cycle; 22:09 A New Look at Matthew; 22:08 Perfect In Every Way; 22:06 Shooting; 22:05 A Number of Days; 22:04 Renewal; 22:03 The Transformational Path; 22:02 The Antonine Plague Lesson; 22:01 Chairs instead of pews?; 21:12 Living in Advent; 21:11 Cloud of Witnesses; 21:10 Biblical Basics?; 21:09 Slipping Into the Future; 21:08 We Belong to God; 21:07 It Takes More Than a Village; 21:06 Pentecost-Coming or Going; 21:05 A Return?; 21:04 A Season of Penance; 21:03 Lenten Reflection; 21:02 The Racist Lawyer; 20:12 Look to Fore; 20:10 Where are the Christians?; 20:09 Remember to Laugh; 20:08 The Bonding, the Blessing; To view, click on Sunday Bulletin above. ELCA News CHICAGO — The Rev. Greg Busboom, Springfield, Ill., was elected June 3 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, March 25 via Zoom and June 1-3 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in East Peoria, Ill. Busboom was elected on the fifth ballot, with 158 votes to 82 votes for the Rev. Elise Rothfusz, director for evangelical mission in the ELCA Central/Southern Synod. The bishop-elect has served as lead pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield since 2011. He previously served as pastor of outreach and discipleship at St. John's from 2007 to 2011 and as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage, Ill., from 1999 to 2007. Busboom earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995 and his Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999. He earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in 2018. Trinity and Luther are two of seven ELCA seminaries. Busboom will take office Sept. 1 and be installed Sept. 23. The Rev. Dr. S. John Roth has served as bishop since 2011 and will retire on Aug. 31. Information about the Central/Southern Illinois Synod is available at Central/Southern Illinois Synod (csis-elca.org). - - - For information contact: CHICAGO — The Rev. Katherine A. Finegan, Marquette, Mich., was reelected May 19 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Finegan was reelected on the first ballot with 174 votes. A total of 151 votes were needed for election. Finegan has served as bishop of the Northern Great Lakes Synod since 2017. Prior to becoming bishop, she served as an assistant to the bishop in the synod from 2012 to 2017 and as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Republic, Mich., from 2002 to 2012. Finegan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Valparaiso (Ind.) University in 1987 and her Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in 2002. Luther is one of seven ELCA seminaries. Information about the Northern Great Lakes Synod is available at nglsynod.org/assembly.
CHICAGO — The Rev. Dr. Donald P. Kreiss, Detroit, was reelected May 19 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron, Mich. Kreiss was reelected on the first ballot with 162 votes. A total of 153 votes were needed for election. Kreiss has served as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod since 2011. Prior to becoming bishop, he served as pastor of Antioch Lutheran Church in Farmington Hills, Mich., from 1999 to 2011, and King of Glory Lutheran Church in Flushing, Mich., from 1992 to 1997. The bishop earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in 1983 and a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 1992. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is one of seven ELCA seminaries. Information about the Southeast Michigan Synod is available at semisynod.com. - - - For information contact: |
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CHICAGO — The Rev. Greg Busboom, Springfield, Ill., was elected June 3 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, March 25 via Zoom and June 1-3 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in East Peoria, Ill. Busboom was elected on the fifth ballot, with 158 votes to 82 votes for the Rev. Elise Rothfusz, director for evangelical mission in the ELCA Central/Southern Synod. The bishop-elect has served as lead pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Springfield since 2011. He previously served as pastor of outreach and discipleship at St. John's from 2007 to 2011 and as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage, Ill., from 1999 to 2007. Busboom earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995 and his Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999. He earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in 2018. Trinity and Luther are two of seven ELCA seminaries. Busboom will take office Sept. 1 and be installed Sept. 23. The Rev. Dr. S. John Roth has served as bishop since 2011 and will retire on Aug. 31. Information about the Central/Southern Illinois Synod is available at Central/Southern Illinois Synod (csis-elca.org). - - - For information contact: CHICAGO — The Rev. Katherine A. Finegan, Marquette, Mich., was reelected May 19 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Finegan was reelected on the first ballot with 174 votes. A total of 151 votes were needed for election. Finegan has served as bishop of the Northern Great Lakes Synod since 2017. Prior to becoming bishop, she served as an assistant to the bishop in the synod from 2012 to 2017 and as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Republic, Mich., from 2002 to 2012. Finegan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Valparaiso (Ind.) University in 1987 and her Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in 2002. Luther is one of seven ELCA seminaries. Information about the Northern Great Lakes Synod is available at nglsynod.org/assembly.
CHICAGO — The Rev. Dr. Donald P. Kreiss, Detroit, was reelected May 19 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron, Mich. Kreiss was reelected on the first ballot with 162 votes. A total of 153 votes were needed for election. Kreiss has served as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod since 2011. Prior to becoming bishop, he served as pastor of Antioch Lutheran Church in Farmington Hills, Mich., from 1999 to 2011, and King of Glory Lutheran Church in Flushing, Mich., from 1992 to 1997. The bishop earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in 1983 and a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 1992. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is one of seven ELCA seminaries. Information about the Southeast Michigan Synod is available at semisynod.com. - - - For information contact: CHICAGO — The Rev. Rebecca Middeke-Conlin, Tulsa, Okla., was elected May 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, May 5-7, at the Hyatt Place Tulsa–South in Tulsa. Middeke-Conlin was elected on the fifth ballot, with 58 votes to 32 votes for the Rev. Peter Olson, senior pastor of the Shared Ministry of North Central Oklahoma. The bishop-elect has served as director for evangelical mission and associate for youth and young adult ministry in the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod since 2021. Prior to that, she served as pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Easton, Pa., from 2016 to 2021; as pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran in Easton, Pa., from 2019 to 2021; as associate pastor of Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit in Emmaus, Pa., from 2014 to 2015; and as pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Georgetown, Conn., from 2009 to 2014. Middeke-Conlin earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 2003 and her Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, now United Lutheran Seminary, in 2008. United is one of seven ELCA seminaries. Middeke-Conlin will take office July 1. She will be installed Oct. 14 at Fellowship Lutheran Church in Tulsa. The Rev. Michael Girlinghouse has served as bishop since 2011 and has decided to pursue new avenues of service. His last day as bishop will be June 30. Information about the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod is available at Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod | ELCA | Tulsa (aokelca.org). For information contact:
CHICAGO — The Rev. Meggan H. Manlove, Nampa, Idaho, was elected April 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northwest Intermountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, April 28-30, at the Red Lion Airport Hotel and Conference Center in Pasco, Wash. Manlove was elected on the fourth ballot, with 141 votes to 68 votes for the Rev. Kristen Kuempel, current bishop of the synod. Kuempel, who was elected in 2017, served one term as bishop. The bishop-elect has served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Nampa since 2010. Prior to that, she was pastor of Soldier Lutheran Church in Soldier, Iowa, from 2004 to 2010. Manlove earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., in 1998 and her Master of Divinity degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 2002. She earned her Doctor of Ministry degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 2021. Manlove will take office July 1. She will be installed Oct. 7 at Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise First United Methodist Church in Boise, Idaho. Information about the Northwest Intermountain Synod is available at Northwest Intermountain Synod, ELCA (nwimsynod.org). - - - CHICAGO — The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met electronically April 20. The council serves as the ELCA churchwide organization's board of directors and interim legislative authority between meetings of a churchwide assembly. The council took the following actions:
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