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Installation Livestream & Offering
Installation Livestream & Offering
22 Sep 2023

The installation of the Rev. Greg G. Busboom as bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the ELCA will be livestreamed on the synod's YouTube…READ MORE

Bishop Busboom to Be Installed
Bishop Busboom to Be Installed
12 Sep 2023

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Custom_HTML"][/siteorigin_widget] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2023 The Rev. Dr. Greg G. Busboom to be Installed as Bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of…READ MORE

Rev. Greg Busboom Elected Bishop
Rev. Greg Busboom Elected Bishop
3 Jun 2023

Rev. Greg Busboom elected bishop of the ELCA Central/Southern Illinois Synod SPRINGFIELD (June 3, 2023) — The Rev. Greg Busboom was elected bishop of the…READ MORE

A Word to Maundy Thursday through Easter
A Word to Maundy Thursday through Easter
4 Apr 2023

Easter is the major festival of our Christian faith. No question about it. Nobody can seriously doubt the importance of Jesus’ resurrection for understanding Jesus…READ MORE

A Word to Advent and Christmas
A Word to Advent and Christmas
29 Nov 2022

As I was surveying the lectionary readings for Advent, in anticipation of preaching I will be doing, Romans 15:5-6 jumped out at me: “May the…READ MORE

Announcement on the Upcoming Election of Bishop
Announcement on the Upcoming Election of Bishop
22 Sep 2022

Dear beloved of God in the Central/Southern Illinois Synod, In 2011, synod Vice President Jeanne Rapp tried to warn me that I might be elected…READ MORE

Pastoral Message Following the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Pastoral Message Following the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
5 Jul 2022

Beloved people of God, Christ’s rich grace be yours as we strive, as God’s church, to be witnesses to that grace, particularly in turbulent times…READ MORE

A Word to Good Friday and Easter
A Word to Good Friday and Easter
2 Mar 2022

Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Cross and Resurrection, the bad news that Jesus died and the good news that Jesus rose from the dead, right?…READ MORE

A Word to Ash Wednesday
A Word to Ash Wednesday
2 Mar 2022

Joel 2:12-13 — Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with  weeping, and with mourning; rend your…READ MORE

A Word to Advent and Christmas
A Word to Advent and Christmas
13 Dec 2021

A year ago, I would not have imagined that this year we would be in our second COVID Advent and Christmas.  As Advent now begins…READ MORE

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