South-Central Synod of Wisconsin ELCA

06/09/2026

Any of our rostered leaders attending? We’d love to connect!

Registration for the 2026 Rostered Ministers Gathering is now open! Your registration fee includes access to sessions with keynote speakers, small-group discussions, affinity groups, workshops and more. Register today: elca.org/rmg.

06/08/2026

Good morning!

All are welcome to join in these conversations.

The main purpose of these calls as I understand is to talk about how we, as church leaders, might advocate for voting in order to support free, fair, and trusted elections in our country.

As Bishop Bill Tesch of the NW Minnesota Synod writes, "As Lutheran Christians. we engage civic life as part of our baptismal vocation to follow Jesus Christ in our daily lives. Our participation in initiatives such as Faith in Us is informed by the scripturally grounded moral discernment reflected in the ELCA social statement, Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All. Supporting free, fair, and trusted elections is not partisan alignment or an endorsement of political parties or candidates. It is one expression of our calling to follow Jesus by seeking truth, loving our neighbors, practicing responsible citizenship, and working for the common good.”

At these calls next week, organizational leaders at the center of democracy protection work nationwide will give you a clear-eyed political analysis of what we need to do to defend our elections. The architects of Minnesota’s Faith Leader Resistance to Operation Metro Surge will also invite you into a shared path of clergy action based on what worked in Minnesota and what can work across the country to protect our elections and our election results.

For more information on the Faith in Us initiative: https://faithinusleading.org/...
Register at one of the links below and share this with your clergy and lay leader colleagues!
Tuesday June 9th, 2:00 - 4:00pm CT - https://secure.ngpvan.com/VJ54fmSLXUyR88ZnSkdfnA2
Thursday June 11th, 10:30am - 12:30pm CT
https://secure.ngpvan.com/UjGjazpDsUmh0WvtFdtaCg2

Bishop Joy Mortensen-Wiebe

06/07/2026

06/05/2026

Please keep these synods in prayer as they gather in assembly:

New England, Northwestern Pennsylvania, Florida-Bahamas, Southwestern Minnesota, Lower Susquehanna, Delaware-Maryland, West Virginia-Western Maryland, Upper Susquehanna, Metropolitan Washington DC, Central States, Indiana-Kentucky, and La Crosse Area.

We pray especially for these communities discerning the call of a bishop:

East-Central Wisconsin, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Chicago, Northeastern Ohio, and Eastern North Dakota.

To every synod that has already gathered, thank you for all the amazing work you’ve done. To every synod still to come, we are with you.

We are the Church together.

“Lord, bless every synod gathered in assembly this season and every one still to come. Be present in the deliberations, the discernment, and the fellowship. Guide those who lead, strengthen those who serve. In a world that pulls us in every direction, ground us, root us in our faith, and help us listen, to you, to one another, and to where your Spirit is calling us.”

Amen.

05/31/2026

Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Beloit said farewell to Pastor Amy Deloach-Waelchli today. We give thanks to God for the faithful ministry they have accomplished together.
Blessings Pastor Amy in your new journey!

05/24/2026

A real mix of emotions at Good Shepherd LC, Madison this morning. Wonderful worship service on Pastor Craig MacMahon’s last Sunday.
Thank you Pastor Craig for your faithful leadership. Blessings in your new journey.

05/17/2026

Thank you all for your faithful work in moving our church FORWARD toward the beloved community God calls us to be. These seasons of election are a unique and important part of our shared work together. We offer gratitude for all who engaged in this process with faithfulness, vulnerability, and a deep-seated hope in the future we are called to live into. May all who gave so generously of their time this weekend find rest and renewal, grounded in the hope and love we know in Christ.

05/16/2026

Results of Ballot #4. We have an election! Congratulations to Rev. Joy Mortensen-Wiebe on her reelection to a second term as the Bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin.