Companion Synod Team
Our Companion Synods give us the opportunity to engage with Companion Christians who live out their faith in different parts of the world. As we come together with our CoSyn Lutheran Christians in Papua New Guinea, Russia and other parts of the world, we both bless them and receive their blessings. We both teach and learn. We both encourage and are encouraged.
Every congregation in the Central States Synod is encouraged to celebrate the World-wide church we are a part of and to find ways to walk more closely together with our partners in Papua New Guinea, Russia, and around the globe.
For a more detailed explanation of the Companion Synod Ministry, read:
"A Season of Global Awareness."
The 2022 Central States Synod Assembly adopted Resolution SA 21.04 "A Season of Global Awareness". Which states that a Sunday in the Epiphany season be designated by the Synod Companion Team as the Sunday to remember, lift up and celebrate our companion church relationship with the Kote District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG). The Companion Synod Committee has chosen February 12, 2023.
The Central States Synod Companion Synod Team invites you to use this bulleting inserton February 12, 2023 in your worship setting, and consider having a special offering or making a special contribution to the Companion Synod Ministry.
News from Martin Luther Seminary in Lae, Papua New Guinea
From: Kinim Siloi, Overseas Partnership Coordinator
January 19, 2023
Recently a man, claiming to be sent by God, entered the Martin Luther Seminary campus, went to the chapel and damaged the baptismal font and some of the carvings on the wall. He and another individual proceeded to burn these items near the dining hall.
Please keep the Seminary community and the ELC-PNG in your prayers.
