~OSLC COUNCIL MEMBERS~
Thank you for all you do throughout the year !
Thank you for all you do throughout the year !
Church Council
PresidentVacant
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Vice PresidentDiana Larson
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SecretaryKim Johanson
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
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PROPERTY
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STEWARDSHIP/BENEVOLENCE
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ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE
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WORSHIP
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2022 CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS:
President: Diana Larson
Vice President: Heidi Johnson
Secretary: Peg Taylor
Christian Education: Wendy Streitz, Nancy Witte
Evangelism/Membership: Vicki Rentschler, Vicki Solem
Property: Blake Bergjord, Jared Sanderson
Stewardship/Benevolence: Jolene Loiseau, Mary Beth Sutton,
Worship: Becky Sayler, Larry Wilske
President: Diana Larson
Vice President: Heidi Johnson
Secretary: Peg Taylor
Christian Education: Wendy Streitz, Nancy Witte
Evangelism/Membership: Vicki Rentschler, Vicki Solem
Property: Blake Bergjord, Jared Sanderson
Stewardship/Benevolence: Jolene Loiseau, Mary Beth Sutton,
Worship: Becky Sayler, Larry Wilske
OSLC BENEVOLENCE has been active this year both
locally (Breadbasket, Boys & Girls Club, Fliers’ Closet, VBS shirts & Summer Rec/pool passes) & with the ELCA (SD Synod Missions, SD ELCA Rural Ministry, Eastern Europe Crisis Response and Companion Synods in Cameroon & Nicaragua) giving over $22,771 to share God’s blessings. If you have questions regarding specific amounts, please
contact the office.
locally (Breadbasket, Boys & Girls Club, Fliers’ Closet, VBS shirts & Summer Rec/pool passes) & with the ELCA (SD Synod Missions, SD ELCA Rural Ministry, Eastern Europe Crisis Response and Companion Synods in Cameroon & Nicaragua) giving over $22,771 to share God’s blessings. If you have questions regarding specific amounts, please
contact the office.
The Synod Assembly
My experience at the 2023 ELCA Synod Assembly
There were around 400 people in attendance. Our Synod is made up of wonderful administrative staff and we were able to meet them personally and hear them speak. The Synod has a budget comprised of our Medary Conference budgeted donations, along with the other 6 conferences in the Synod. The Synod attains 98% of its money from congregations like ours. Of this 70% goes fund international, national, state and local projects. Another 25% goes to staff wages and benefits and 5% goes to insurance, utilities and supplies.
Programs funded include:
Fund for Leaders- which helps seminary students pay for tuition (this one really stood out to me)
Young Adults in Global Mission- ELCA working with other young adults in mission work
ELCA World Hunger
Lutheran Disaster
Cultivate was this year’s theme for the Conference and we had 2 wonderful speakers.
Rev. Dr Mark Yackel-Juleen from Wartburg Seminary, which we heard a sermon from on Trinity Sunday
Rev. Jon Anderson from Lutheran Seminary also spoke on Friday night.
I took this from his message:
We have city folk and rural folk, but we share more in common than we think. Small congregations are unique and we need to be more curious about it. Cultivating curiosity will go a long way. Stay focused on God and God’s question. Go outside the church and God will guide us. We are to listen, act and share. God works through small things and that’s how God cultivates us.
By God’s Grace together we have EVERYTHING we need.
Becky Sayler - SYNOD Assembly Delegate
My experience at the 2023 ELCA Synod Assembly
There were around 400 people in attendance. Our Synod is made up of wonderful administrative staff and we were able to meet them personally and hear them speak. The Synod has a budget comprised of our Medary Conference budgeted donations, along with the other 6 conferences in the Synod. The Synod attains 98% of its money from congregations like ours. Of this 70% goes fund international, national, state and local projects. Another 25% goes to staff wages and benefits and 5% goes to insurance, utilities and supplies.
Programs funded include:
Fund for Leaders- which helps seminary students pay for tuition (this one really stood out to me)
Young Adults in Global Mission- ELCA working with other young adults in mission work
ELCA World Hunger
Lutheran Disaster
Cultivate was this year’s theme for the Conference and we had 2 wonderful speakers.
Rev. Dr Mark Yackel-Juleen from Wartburg Seminary, which we heard a sermon from on Trinity Sunday
Rev. Jon Anderson from Lutheran Seminary also spoke on Friday night.
I took this from his message:
We have city folk and rural folk, but we share more in common than we think. Small congregations are unique and we need to be more curious about it. Cultivating curiosity will go a long way. Stay focused on God and God’s question. Go outside the church and God will guide us. We are to listen, act and share. God works through small things and that’s how God cultivates us.
By God’s Grace together we have EVERYTHING we need.
Becky Sayler - SYNOD Assembly Delegate
2022 COUNCIL
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PRESIDENT
Diane Larson VICE PRESIDENT Heidi Johnson SECRETARY Peg Taylor |
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Wendy Streitz Nancy Witte PROPERTY Jared Sanderson Blake Bergjord EVANGELISM/MEMBERSHIP Vicki Rentschler Vicki Solem |
STEWARDSHIP/BENEVOLENCE
Mary Beth Sutton Jolene Loiseau WORSHIP Becky Sayler Larry Wilske ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE
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2021 COUNCIL
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PRESIDENT
Diane Larson VICE PRESIDENT Heidi Johnson SECRETARY LeAnn Carr |
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Wendy Streitz Nancy Witte PROPERTY Tom Hagedorn Blake Bergjord EVANGELISM/MEMBERSHIP John Cox Vicki Solem |
STEWARDSHIP/BENEVOLENCE
Mary Beth Sutton WORSHIP Becky Sayler Larry Wilske |
2019 COUNCIL
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PRESIDENT
Todd Sanderson VICE PRESIDENT Heather Peper SECRETARY Alison Ramsdell |
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Wendy Streitz Jen Headrick PROPERTY Richard Haugen Blake Bergjord |
STEWARDSHIP/BENEVOLENCE
Marty Skroch WORSHIP Janna Ellingson Ashley Headrick |
