Capitol Valley Conference, Sierra Pacific Synod, ELCA

03/21/2026

A reminder . . . if you have not yet RSVPd for lunch, please do so as soon as possible.

03/19/2026

Church Property Resource Webinars
Hosted by The ELCA

You are invited to learn more about the Church Property Resource Hub, a new initiative of the ELCA, at one of three upcoming town hall webinars. Join to learn about new resources and support available to help congregational leaders steward their buildings and land in faithful, creative, and practical ways.

Upcoming Webinars

• Thursday, March 19 – 2:00 p.m. PT – Register today
https://community.elca.org/introducing-the-church-property-resource-hub-elca-town-hall-2?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=gtm_cprhdecember2025&utm_content=1.27.26+CPRH+-+January+5951128508

• Tuesday, March 24 – 11:00 a.m. PT – Register today
https://community.elca.org/introducing-the-church-property-resource-hub-elca-town-hall-3?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=gtm_cprhdecember2025&utm_content=1.27.26+CPRH+-+January+5951128508

03/11/2026

07/18/2025

Join people from other Sacramento Area ELCA congregations at St. John's Sacramento on Saturday, July 26 at 10 AM for a lecture "Christianity & Politics from Harlem" by Reggie L. Williams, Ph.D.

Reggie L. Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Black Theology at Saint Louis University and author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance will share about Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology and the influence the black church had on Bonhoeffer's life and his exposure to Harlem Renaissance intellectuals and worship at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist during his time at Union Seminary (1930-31).

Funding for this event is provided by the Lutheran Development Society of Sacramento (LDSS).

This lecture is part of the ongoing "Ecclesia" Lecture Series offered by the congregations of the Capitol Valley Conference (ELCA).

Lecture: 10:00 am
Lunch: 1:00 pm (suggested donation: $5; please RSVP HERE)
Coffee Hour (for clergy): 2:00 pm)

05/13/2025

Please join Lutheran church members from all three California ELCA synods on May 28.\\Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCRouZqTHoqyU3gJthLeMgIBh3cUKlX1uv70vvkbQ5spyU3Q/viewform?pli=1

04/27/2025

Are you a lay leader involved with finances or insurance matters in your congregation? If yes, this event is FOR YOU!

A growing number of congregations had their insurance policies cancelled. It, therefore, is good to explore different options available to SPS congregations.

On May 24, Fritz Hahn, an insurance broker from the Pacific Northwest who has been working with many congregations in our synod, will explain the church insurance industry and the benefits of working with an insurance broker.

This event is geared towards congregational lay leaders involved in church insurance contracts. The event is free and refreshments will be provided.

The event will take place on May 24 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Please RSVP to the address on the flyer.

04/11/2025

Holy Land." Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joins Bishop Ibrahim Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada on Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m. Central time. Together these bishops will discuss the ongoing situation in the Holy Land, and what prayerful solidarity looks like as North American Lutherans. No registration is required, just join by clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87560093980.

02/26/2025

This "Bonhoeffer Weekend" is co-sponsored by our conference and the people of Lutheran Church of the incarnation, Davis. Please spread the word.

02/05/2025

Phots for the installation of the newest Conference 3 pastor - Rob Williamson (St. Luke, Sacramento).

01/17/2025

Registration is now open for the Sac State MLK, Jr. Celebration

Event Information Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration