Message on Financial Situation during Covid-19 Allegheny Synod, ELCA For the last several weeks the finance committee of the Allegheny Synod has been monitoring mission support received and the budget passed by the Allegheny Synod Assembly for the fiscal year 2020-2021. Concerns were raised in the finance committee about making our budgetary commitments this year due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. After several meetings, the finance committee made recommendations to t

Salisbury Lutheran Parish Liturgy of the Word (via Google Meet) Sunday @ 10:30am Connect via Phone: + 1 956-752-6696 PIN: 708 350 361# Connect via Computer: https://meet.google.com/wnx-cent-uyb Faith Lutheran Church, Somerset is posting a virtual liturgy on its Facebook Page - Faith Lutheran Church (Somerset, PA). It becomes available Sunday morning for viewing. In-person worship begins at 9:00 am Website http://www.faithlutheransomerset.org Under “About Us” there is a

On May 8th the first round of reopening Pennsylvania will begin. In the Allegheny Synod, this move from the “Red Phase” to the “Yellow Phase” will take place in Clearfield and Centre counties. On May 15th Bedford, Blair and Cambria counties will move to "Yellow Phase." The Centers for Disease Control, recommends that businesses and institutions who decide to reopen implement a screening for those who come on the premises. The point of the screening is to protect the church or

The ELCA Office of the Secretary has provided this document on how to count and track attendance for online worship during the time of Covid-19. The ELCA Churchwide Organization has realized that through this pandemic, many churches are welcoming people through virtual services. The form also shows how online tracking will appear on the congregation’s annual report.