Montana Synod
Montana Synod
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Our Mission
"Marked by the cross of Christ forever, abundantly blessed, we faithfully serve God and neighbor."
Our Vision
"Every person a witness,
Every minister equipping witness,
Every congregation and ministry,
empowered for witness,
serving faithfully."
About Us
The Montana Synod is one of 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA was formed in 1988 as a merger of the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. The roots of the Montana Synod can be traced back to 1881 when three Norwegian-American families settled along Sweet Grass Creek near the community of Melville in south central Montana.
The Montana Synod with its 40,000 baptized members in 130 congregations (5 in Wyoming) and other preaching points, is served by 185 pastors in congregational and specialized ministries. In addition, 13 Associates in Ministry also serve our ministries. We have 23+ persons in the candidacy process preparing for future church leadership and 66+ persons in the Lay Pastoral Associates program.
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2011 ELCA Churchwide Assembly--Freed in Christ to Serve Greetings! The 13 of us from the Montana Synod greet you from the ELCA Churchwide Assembly! Keep us in your prayers, and read our blog! Bishop... 1 replies |
Jessica Crist 1 year 40 weeks ago |
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Connecting in Orlando It was wonderful to be with your folks as the churchwide assembly. We're so sorry Bp. Crist had to leave early, but your delegation didn't... 2 replies |
Dave Brauer-Rieke 1 year 38 weeks ago |
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Rev. Mark Will's 35th Anniversary of Ordination Rev. Mark Will is celebrating 35 years in ministry on October 30th in his congregation in California. His first call was in Westby, and he later... |
BJWesthoff 1 year 30 weeks ago |
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Advent Conspiracy Hello Everyone, I wanted to share this video with you. It is produced by Advent Conspiracy. They encourage people to Worship Fully, Spend... 1 replies |
Jeremy Duprey 1 year 27 weeks ago |
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Healthy Leaders, Vital Congregations: Montana Synod Bishop's Convocation 2011 Montana Synod rostered leaders met in Convocation on November 11 in Lewistown, the geographic center of the state of Montana. We discussed... |
Jessica Crist 1 year 26 weeks ago |
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oil patch It is time to get the discussion going. How to meet the needs of incoming people and those who lived in the area all their lives. ... 8 replies |
pastoraa 18 weeks 16 hours ago |
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The Farm Co-Op as a model for Small Church Mobilization At our recent synod assembly I listened to representatives from several small churches express frustration with the difficulty of trying to "... 2 replies |
montana grace c... 11 weeks 3 days ago |
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Rethinking the Multi-point Parish This is a continuation of a workshop of the Montana Synod Assembly. We gathered members of multiple point parishes in Montana and Northern Wyoming.... 17 replies |
JDAllen 15 weeks 18 hours ago |
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Virtual Technology For the past several months, I've participated with others throughout the synod to explore ways to fashion our synod to meet the needs of the... |
mtelkhntr 46 weeks 6 days ago |
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Empty Pews: What Shall We Say to the “Nones”? In October, the Pew Research Center released a study, 'Nones' on the Rise, that takes a closer look at the 46 million people who answered... 5 replies |
JDAllen 11 weeks 2 days ago |
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Location
Montana Synod, ELCA
2415 13th Ave. S.
Great Falls MT 59405
(406) 453-1461
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Prayer wall
tgossack: For the many victims, their families and friends of the senseless act of violence in Aurora, CO43 weeks 4 days ago
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mtelkhntr: Heavenly Father, Please provide safe travel for the youth of the church as they gather in New Orleans the next few days. As they prayerfully come together, instill in them a spiritual presence that calls them to be tomorrows leaders.44 weeks 18 hours ago
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JDAllen: Fires rage in southern Montana. Particularly, we hear from Helena, Roundup, and Broadus as communities that are hard hit. They are experiencing power outages as well as a serious loss of property. It is very early in the year to be having such danger.46 weeks 2 days ago
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JDAllen: From our synod prayer calendar, we remember All Saints, Clancy; and Shepherd1 year 37 weeks ago
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JDAllen: Gracious God, in our prayers around your world this week, we ask that you look with favor upon the people of Albania, and the nations of former1 year 37 weeks ago
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JDAllen: We pray for Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, the board, staff and new Executive Director, Margie Fiedler, as they begin their work together.1 year 37 weeks ago
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JDAllen: We pray with the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod installing The Rev. Michael K. Girlinghouse as Bishop on September 10, 2011.1 year 37 weeks ago
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JDAllen: Pray for President Mark Ramseth (Trinity Lutheran Seminary) and Pastor Carol as they travel to Tanzania August 31-Spetember 7.1 year 37 weeks ago
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JDAllen: The Montana Association of Churches Board meeting in Helena September 8.1 year 37 weeks ago
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JDAllen: We ask your prayers for Pastor Betty Mawbey (Dagmar) dealing with health concerns.1 year 37 weeks ago
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