Allegheny Synod ELCA

Rooted in the Gospel of our Lord, the Allegheny Synod inspires, encourages, and supports the church, in response to God's call to gather around word and sacrament, and to scatter into the world to offer God's gifts of love, forgiveness, care, justice, and mercy.

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This site last updated:  Thursday, January 28, 2010 07:53:06 AM

Welcome to the Web Page of the Allegheny Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We are an expression of the Church of Jesus Christ that combines the resources of 127 congregations, and our partners in ministry in the mountains and valleys of the Allegheny region of Southwest-Central Pennsylvania. 

We are a people called by God through Jesus Christ to share in ministry independently and interdependently. Here in this web site you will have an opportunity to discover more about our partner ministries that seek to live out God's Great Commission .... (Matthew 28:18-20) to make the hope-filled promises of Jesus Christ known throughout the world.

I invite you to explore the pages of this web site and to get to know more about your Lutheran neighbors in the Allegheny region. Please know that each of our congregations invite you to worship with them. We believe that it is there that we encounter the God who has not only given us the gift of earthly life, but who also promises us life eternal.
 
+ Bishop Gregory Pile

NEW ON OUR WEBSITE
ASWO Christmas Newsletter	2009 Proceedings from Synod Assembly - Resources Page
Congregational Transition Resources - Resources page
2009 Allegheny Synod Alternative Giving Catalogue - Resources page
January/February 2010 issue of the Lutheran Letter
Welcome to the Staff Rev. Timothy H. Knauss Assistant to the Bishop	2009-2010 DYD Schedule and list of Instructors
	2009 & 2010 Guidelines for Supply Pastors on Pastoral Resources Page
	Sr. High Event - February 26-28, 2010 - Toftrees Resort, State College God's Work. Our Hands. Information and registration can be downloaded here, or from your Youth page.
+++AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE BISHOP+++	2009 Christmas Greeting From Bishop Pile
2010 Compensation Manual and Guidelines - on the Resources page
Brochure "About Us" in MS Word format to download and print
Stewardship video from the ELCA - Visit the INFO page of our Stewardship section!	RESOURCES - Liturgies for Installation of Pastor and Departure of Pastor from Congregation posted. LAY LEADER and ROSTERED SUPPLY LEADER pages are updated. --- Congregations In Transition page is updated and posted under the Congregations button.
2008 Ministry Review Report ---- Download in PDF format -- located on Pastoral Resources page
Book of Faith Resources scheduled for 2008 and early 2009 from Augsburg Fortress.
ELW Resources - cross-reference of ELW hymns with the LBW, WOV & SBH located on the PASTORAL RESOURCES page along with links for additional information.