Click HERE to read the most recent 'Note to the Synod' from Bishop Dillahunt

The Southern Ohio Synod Office moved! Sorta.

Effective July 1, 2020, Bishop Dillahunt and the SOS Staff have a new home! See our Instagram video for video footage of our new, almost complete, space: sosynodelca

We hope to be moved into our new home in the next week or so once everything is completed.

Our new office and mailing address is:

9200 Worthington Rd
Suite 140
Westerville, OH 43082

We're excited for you to see our new space when it is safe to do so.

Please update your address books today!

Remember...We also have a P.O. Box (that is processed by our bank) for our Mission Support donations only.

P.O. Box 0604, Lewis Center, OH 43035

The P.O. Box is for checks only, NOT for correspondence.

Important! New pulpit supply process and lists

These weeks away from our sister and brother worshippers have been difficult.  We all yearn for the days of gathering together as God’s people.  As congregations begin resuming corporate worship, it is important to talk about pulpit supply. 

Mystery Museum virtual VBS for SOS families and congregations available NOW!

A free online VBS for families and churches. Complete guides are available now and are found on the website for Story/Service, Art, Science, Games, Music, and Character Backgrounds. T-shirts are also already available!

July 2020 Stewardship Newsletter: Thanks and good books to read and share

Good Books on Stewardship: One of the Stewardship Team’s goals is to lift up particularly good resources on stewardship. Here's a few...

Community partnerships make food truck meal giveaway possible in Whitehall

What does a church, a food truck, and a brewery all have in common? Read this SOS Serves story from Pr. Dan Hille to find out!

Come be a part of 'Advocacy Tools for Loving Your Neighbor', Thursday July 9 from 12:30-2 p.m. EDT

This is is an online training event jointly hosted by The Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Wittenberg University names new Board of Directors Chair and members

Attorney, Lutheran Bishop (you may know her), and Finance Executive Help to Lead Wittenberg Board of Directors

Lombard Mennonite Peace Center offers seminars on leadership and conflict resolution starting in July

We are pleased to announce the return of one of our more popular seminars: Leadership and Anxiety in the Church on August 19, 2020 via Zoom video conferencing, plus Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches (July 18).

Portico offering access to Being Academy course 'Promoting Diversity, Creating Inclusion'

Whether you’re looking to understand your own blind spots, foster conversation in your congregation, or build a culture where all can belong, a new Being Academy course Promoting Diversity, Creating Inclusion, featuring educator Aparna Rae, offers practical exercises and thought-provoking questions that can help.

The Department of Health and Human Services offers to source face coverings for businesses, including congregations

As American businesses begin to open again, it’s important we continue to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep members of our communities healthy and safe. Wearing a cloth face covering, practicing social distancing, and washing your hands are good practices that will continue to protect us and our neighbors as our economy reopens.