2025 Synod Assembly

2025 Synod Assembly: Connect the Dots The Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) Synod Assembly is the annual gathering of the synod’s congregations, pastors, and leaders to worship, conduct business, and discern the church’s mission together. It serves as the primary decision-making body of the synod, where rostered ministers (pastors and deacons) and elected lay voting members from…

Black History Month: Week 2

Racial Justice Work

Where does one begin? That’s a great question! If you are asking, then you are already on the right track. When I first came to the realization that I needed to learn and understand more about my whiteness and the experience of black and brown people, I started with John Lewis’ Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change and Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy and Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give.

On the Way: Reflections on Community and Hope at Allentown City Hall

Dear Friends in Christ, I usually write on a monthly basis in this space. But these are extraordinary times. I also want to share with you my own account of the events of last Wednesday evening, Feb 5, at Allentown City Hall. Not because they were problematic or alarming, or because there’s a danger that…