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From The Presiding Bishop

A connected church

In the 2026 Synod Assembly video from Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry, he explores what it means to be a connected church by sharing three stories from across the ELCA, about a feeding program in South Carolina, a journey to the Holy Land for Bishop Imad Haddad’s installation at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and a pastor’s calling by his congregation in Washington state.

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