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A Video Message from Bishop Roth
A Video Message from Bishop Roth
22 Mar 2020

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A Pastoral Letter to This Pandemic
A Pastoral Letter to This Pandemic
15 Mar 2020

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ in the Central/Southern Illinois Synod, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! The…READ MORE

A Pastoral Letter: March 2020
A Pastoral Letter: March 2020
11 Mar 2020

God’s rich grace to you in this Lenten season! The ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted us to be more attentive to each…READ MORE

Sabbatical Report to the Synod Council
Sabbatical Report to the Synod Council
19 Jan 2019

Bishop Roth’s sabbatical leave was October-December 2018. He explored issues of adaptive change and synod practices. Read his Sabbatical Report to the Synod Council. Click…READ MORE

Tending to the Safety of our People in Church
Tending to the Safety of our People in Church
14 Nov 2017

There has been much conversation in conventional media and social media about what churches should do to best prepare and protect themselves against a violent…READ MORE

A Pastoral Letter in the Aftermath of the Violence in Charlottesville
A Pastoral Letter in the Aftermath of the Violence in Charlottesville
22 Aug 2017

As all of you undoubtedly know, Charlottesville, Virginia, became a flash-point for neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and white nationalist groups protesting the decision by the Charlottesville…READ MORE

A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
A Prayer in the Aftermath of the Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
25 Nov 2014

For your prayers - Like many of you, I watched and listened to the events surrounding the grand jury determination that there will be no…READ MORE

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