From Bishop Rhyne: Friends, I wanted to share with you where I stand with my health situation. First, I want to let you know that my COVID test came back negative. I thank God for this. However, I still have many of the symptoms and health issues that began last week and are associated with Covid-19 - shortness of breath, congestion, and cough. I have been seeing my doctor and continue to stay in contact with her. I am thankful the other tests I had have come back clear and

Friends, ​ The Allegheny Synod Office will reopen on June 22 with regular hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Staff will be in the office Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (22, 23, 24) during regular business hours and working remotely on Thursday and Friday (25, 26). We will see people on an appointment-only basis for the time being. If you need to come to the office, please call ahead to make an appointment. We respectfully request that when you come to the office, you wear a mask and

As many of you know, Pastor Becca Ehrlich serves the Allegheny Synod as the Interim Director For Evangelical Mission. Before she began her ministry with our Synod, she participated in a 3-week filmed wellness retreat in Costa Rica. The retreat has now become a TV show, Lost Resort, which will begin airing on the cable channel TBS in July. Because Pastor Becca had signed the contract to be our Interim DEM before her participation in the retreat was confirmed, Bishop Rhyne and

As you know Pennsylvania is moving toward the ‘Green Phase’ of re-opening. Centre and Clearfield counties moved into green this past Friday. Bedford, Blair, Cambria, and Somerset counties are slated to move into green on June 5th. We have been trying to gather guidance on our churches re-opening and what the state is requiring of us. There are several resources pasted below. The most helpful, I believe comes from our PA Government. The first is a link to the Re-Opening page w