A Special Bulletin for the Palmer Tragedy

Tragedy in Our Midst: R.M. Palmer Candy Company Disaster Here in our Synod, on Friday, March 24, 2023, the R.M. Palmer Candy Company in West Reading, PA suffered a catastrophic explosion in one of their manufacturing buildings. This disaster killed 7 people, injured at least dozen more individuals, and changed the literal landscape of the…

Special Bulletin: NEW Director of Evangelical Mission

Deacon Kathleen (Kat) Tigerman earned her BA in French and International Service from Valparaiso University and her MATS (MA in Theological Studies) from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago with emphases in Biblical Studies and Environmental Justice. She also speaks Spanish conversationally. The Lutheran Deaconess Association consecrated Kat as a deaconess in 2012, and she…

Director of Evangelical Mission Plans Retirement

The Retirement of Pastor Mike Bennethum Dear Northeastern PA Synod, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I want you all to know that Pastor Mike Bennethum has informed me of his intention to retire from his position as our synod’s Director for Evangelical Mission, effective October 1, 2022.…

Updated Guidelines for the Pandemic 3/16/22

NEPS Pandemic Update – March 15, 2022 According to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and from the resource website we use as a Synod, the “Covid Act Now Coalition,” all measurement levels have decreased in severity across all 14 counties of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod. This leads us…