May 13, 2026
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Synod Assembly Registration 2026
Register by May 19 to avoid a late fee!
No registrations will be accepted after May 26.
Registration for Synod Assembly is open! The Eastern North Dakota Synod will gather in Assembly on June 5-7, 2026 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, ND under the theme of “Water of Promises, Water of Life.” There will be a bishop election and other important business for our life together as the Eastern North Dakota Synod. Our bible study leader will be Bishop Regina Hassanally from the Southeastern Minnesota Synod. Imran Siddiqui, ELCA Vice President, will oversee the bishop election and serve as our churchwide representative.
The EaND Synod Assembly will begin at 4:30pm on Friday and end after lunch on Sunday (approximately 1:00pm). A draft agenda is now available.
Please note that a sermon by Bishop Tessa (both video and manuscript) will be made available for congregational use during the weekend of Synod Assembly.
Learn more at this link.
Register here!
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"When Healing Hurts" Text Study
June 2, 2026 @ 5pm
Zoom
How do look at stories in healing in scripture? How might we consider these stories in ways that are affirming of folks with disabilities? Join the EaND Disability Ministry Team for text study when healing texts show up in our lectionary. The next study will be on June 2 and will focus on Matthew 9: 9-13, 18-26 (the healing of the hemorrhaging woman).
Cost is $10. Registration fee will provide a stipend to text study leaders.
Learn more and register here.
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Synod Prayer Labyrinth
Did you know the synod has a prayer labyrinth that can be checked out for congregational/ministry use? This canvas labyrinth is 24 ft x 24 ft.
If you are interested in checking out the labyrinth, please contact the synod office: 701-232-3381 or office@eandsynod.org.
You can see photos and elarn more about how to use a prayer labyrinth on our website.
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Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering
The EaND Synod WELCA are organizing a bus to drive to Des Moines for 2026 Triennial Gathering “I am worthy”, for July 16-19, 2026. You can contact Jeanne Wobbema at 702-230-8745 or at mrswob@gmail.com.
The Women of the ELCA (WELCA) Triennial Gathering will take place July 16-19, 2026 in Des Moines, IA.
Click here to read about this year's theme, see a list of speakers, browse this year's workshops, and more!
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Call Process
Please pray for congregations and rostered ministers in the call process. You can find a list of congregations currently in the call process on our website.
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Faithful Listening, Bold Proclamation Workshops
The Transformed Listeners Initiative is a program from the ELCA churchwide office focusing on equipping lay and ordained leaders to be better listeners: listening to themselves, listening to their community, and listening to God. Through listening practices, we can better proclaim and preach the Good News to a tired and weary world.
The Transformed Listeners Initiative is hosting a series of interactive workshops for lay and rostered leaders on June 11th, 18th, and 25th at 6pm. The theme of the workshops are Community, Gospel, and Kin-dom. They will be participatory Zoom sessions facilitated by author and theologian Sharei Green. Participants may go to just one session or all of them. Each session will have independent content.
Download this flyer to learn more or click here to register.
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Child Abuse & The Church Webinar Series
On November 12, 2025, the ELCA Church Council adopted a Social Message on Child Protection, calling on congregations to strengthen preaching and teaching on this topic, develop robust policies, and become trauma-informed communities. You can read the full social message here: ELCA Child Protection Social Message.
Wartburg Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Center for Faith & Child Protection (a program of Zero Abuse Project), is hosting a free webinar series featuring theologians and child abuse experts. These webinars will provide practical guidance for implementing the ELCA recommendations and for living out Christ’s call to care for the “least of these.” Click here to register.
2026 Upcoming Webinars
• May 21 – Luther, Lutheran Confessions, and Child Protections (Martin Lohrmann and Timothy Wengert)
• June 18 – Becoming a Trauma-Informed Church (Laura Thein)
• August 27 – Martin Luther on Child Abuse (Victor Vieth)
• September 24 – Lutheran History and Theology (Craig Nessan and Winston Persaud)
• October 22 – Luther on Mental Health to Help Survivors of Child Abuse (Stephen Saunders)
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Conference on Worship, Theology, and the Arts
July 20-22, 2026
St. Olaf College
The Lutheran Center for Faith, Values and Community and the Nourishing Vocation Projects at St. Olaf College would like to invite you to this year’s Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts: Nourishing Vocation: Every Time, Every Age, Every Place, which takes place in July 2026 at St. Olaf College. The conference will combine signature CWTA musical experiences with innovative and imaginative work being done by both the Nourishing Vocation Project and Nourishing Vocation with Children, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Char Rachuy Cox.
Learn more and register at this link.
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Yale Divinity School Certificate in Youth Ministry Leadership
We are pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the Yale Divinity School Certificate in Youth Ministry Leadership!
This is a nine-month, digital, cohort-based program where participants learn from faculty and staff from Yale Divinity School and other leading institutions. The next cohort for this academic and practical primer on the themes relevant to leading resilient, healthy, theologically rooted youth ministries will run from September 2026 - May 2027. Applications close on May 15th so save your spot now!
Learn more and register here.
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Lutheran Men in Mission Spring Ambassador-Gram
The Spring LMM Ambassador-Gram is now available. Click this link to read the Ambassador-Gram online, or download a PDF version here.
Click here to learn more about Lutheran Men in Mission.
| Registration is now open for the ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering. The gathering will take place July 6-9, 2026 in Indianapolis under the theme "Woven Together." The Rev. Leila Ortiz, former bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, will serve as the event’s theologian-in-residence, working in tandem with the Rev. Lori Kochanski, a fiber artist, ELCA rostered minister and the event’s artist-in-residence. Click here to learn more. | |
Phone: 701.232.3381
Physical Address: 1555 43rd St S, Suite 100, Fargo, ND 58103
Mailing Address: PO Box 2019 Fargo, ND 58107
Office Hours:
Monday: by appointment; phones answered between 1-4pm
Tuesday: 9am-4pm
Wednesday: 9am-4pm
Thursday: by appointment; phones answered between 1-4pm
Friday: 9am-4pm
The physical office is only open by appointment on Mondays and Thursdays; however, the phone will be answered between 1pm-4pm.
We are a Reconciling in Christ Synod.
We, as the Eastern North Dakota Synod ELCA, welcome all into the fullness of God's boundless love, without exception. This welcome is inclusive of people of every race, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental ability, sex, or station in life. United in Christ, we pledge to use and celebrate our differences as gifts for our work together in all things, including racial equity, intentional invitations, and radical hospitality. Inspired by Christ, we commit to advocate for justice, working for dignity, equity, and wholeness for all people.
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