Do you know a great local accounting firm or bookkeeper? An amazing company that repairs and cares for church printers and copiers? A corporate or HR or real estate lawyer who has helped your congregation navigate complex legal situations? A website designer or other communication pro, or other vendor who has worked with your congregation and you'd like to recommend to neighboring congregations in your synod?  

The Office of the Bishop is compiling a "Synod Resource List" made for congregations, by congregations. The resource list will be made up of vendors your congregation has used before and wants to recommend to others. The hope is to provide a list of trusted vendors for synod congregations to consider when such services are needed. This list will be available on the synod website and will be updated annually. Please make sure to only recommend a vendor or resource that you have used with your congregation and would recommend to others.

Click the button below to submit your recommendation.

Questions? Contact Rev. Peter Beeson, Associate to the Bishop for Generosity (peterb@scsw-elca.org) 

Registration for this year's Synod Assembly is now open. Registration will close on Monday, April 22.

Information and updates about this year's assembly can be found on the Synod Assembly page on the synod website.

Click the button below to register.

Luther Seminary's Faith+Lead and the Siebert Foundation are offering a learning opportunity for congregations and their leaders called Fresh Expressions. Fresh Expressions asks, "What if the church could meet people as they are, right where they are, and help them discover the difference Jesus can make in their lives?"

An informational webinar will be offered on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30pm. Click the button below to view/download a flyer with more details and to register for the webinar. Contact the Rev. Walter Baires, Associate to the Bishop and Director for Evangelical Mission, with questions and wonderings.

2024 Faithful Innovation Learning Communities are forming now!

Click the button below to view and download an informational flyer with details about this opportunity and how it can benefit your ministry.

If you have any questions about Faithful Innovation Learning Communities, contact the Rev. Walter Baires, Associate to the Bishop and Director of Evangelical Mission.

Lay leaders and rostered ministers are invited to attend the Courageous Collaboration forum on April 27, 10:00am - noon, at St. Matthew New Life (7564 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI).

The purpose of this SCSW-sponsored event is to create a space where congregations can share hopes and dreams as well as challenges while confronting the need to adapt in a time of rapid change in our local communities.

If you have questions about the forum, please contact the Rev. Walter Baires, Associate to the Bishop and Director of Evangelical Mission.

Click the button below to register. Registration will close on April 19, 2024.

A reminder that the even though we have moved into our new physical space, the synod office mailing address has NOT changed. Please continue to address all mail to:

P.O. Box 14496

Madison, WI 53708

Please do not use the Mandrake Road address for mail for the synod office.

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

Registration is now open!

The SCSW Care for Creation Team invites you to:

Church in the Wild

Saturday, May 4 from 10:00am to 1:00pm

at Bethel Horizons

(4651 Co Rd ZZ, Dodgeville, WI 53533)

Suitable for all ages and activity levels, Church in the Wild is hosted by the synod’s Care for Creation team and Bethel Lutheran Church with generous financial support from the Bethel Endowment Foundation.

Click the button below to RSVP for the event - all are welcome, but we do need to know how many to expect for lunch! Please respond by April 20.

You are invited to the synod-wide April Voices of Color book study. This month's book selection is Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora.

The study will be held via Zoom on Monday, April 22 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Click here to read a full description of this and other books in the series. Click the button below to register for the Zoom session.

The SCSW Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Team invites you to a day of training for youth and adults with Lyle Griner from Peer Ministry Leadership!

Saturday, May 11, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

(550 Lincoln Drive, Sun Prairie)

This event is geared toward adult leaders and key student leaders in your congregations and will help to further develop leadership skills through discussions, role-playing games, and more. This is a full day event and will include light breakfast items and lunch.

This is a face-to-face, heart-to-heart, learn-by-doing, youth and adult friendly adventure in caring skill learning.

Click the button below for more information and to register.

The 2024 South-Central Wisconsin Synodical Women's Organization conference meetings are coming up in April. Click the button below for a flyer listing the different conferences and their meeting dates.

You may also visit the WELCA page on the synod website to read the latest edition of the Trumpeter and find out more information.

Wartburg Seminary is hosting a Land Acknowledgment Workshop on Monday, April 22. The workshop will be offered via Zoom at 11:30am and again at 6:30pm.

Learn how to create and embody a land acknowledgment in your ministry setting.

Click the button below to download an informational flyer, which also includes the registration link.

This months ELCA April 2024 Mission Support Memo inspires us to wonder how God might be calling us into ministry and explores how two neighboring synods are finding joy and strength in walking alongside folks in discernment cohorts. Plus, you do not want to miss the opportunity on May 13th to learn best practices in creating and empowering stewardship teams. This is a time of deep appreciation for all leaders across our church.

Click the button below to access the April Mission Support Memo. You can find this and other editions of the Mission Support Memo on the Stories of Faith in Action page on the ELCA website.

Saturday, April 27, 2:00pm

Jennifer Watson

Hope Lutheran Church, Milton

Jennifer has been called to serve as Director of Youth and Christian Education at Hope Lutheran Church in Milton.

Below are learning opportunities that the Office of the Bishop has been made aware of, that may be of interest to our rostered or lay leaders.

You are invited to LSTC's inaugural Queer Intersectionality and the Public Church Symposium, April 22 and April 23, in person and virtually.

This conference explores how queer intersectional identities shape faith communities, and the roles faith communities play in embracing queer joy and responding to rising anti-LGBTQIA+ policies. The symposium features an array of panel discussions, speakers, and hands-on workshops led by a diverse group of scholars, clergy, and activists.

The 2024 theme, “This is My Story,” explores the power of stories and storytelling in honoring queer ancestors, emboldening queer resistance, and embodying queer joy. This is an opportunity for clergy, seminarians, congregations, and community leaders to explore how we share queer stories as a means of resistance, activism, and celebration. 

Click the button below to view the complete schedule and to register!

The Siebert Lutheran Foundation presents the annual "Inspired to Thrive" conference, on May 14, from 8:15am to 4:00pm.

The event will be at the Brookfield Conference Center (325 S. Moorland Rd., Brookfield, WI).

Gather with Lutheran pastors and lay leaders, ministry and youth leaders, volunteers, and people representing Lutheran-affiliated nonprofits and schools.

Registration is required for this complimentary conference. Click the button below for more information and to register.

The Lutheran Faith Community Nurse Association (LFCNA) invites you to an educational event titled, "Navigating the Compassionate Crossroads: Palliative Care vs. Hospice."

The event will be on Thursday, May 9 at 6:00pm (CDT).

From the course description: While neither hospice nor palliative care are new concepts, there remains a great deal of confusion about the distinction between the two. How are they the same, how are they different? Which option is right for your patient, and at what time in their serious illness journey should you consider a referral? These questions (and more!), as well as how to talk to both patients and referral partners (physicians, discharge planners, etc.) about serious illness care options will be the focus of this engaging session.

The course will be informative for any who walk with people through these important decisions.

Click the button below to download an informational flyer, which includes the registration link.