The Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Women of the ELCA will hold its biennial convention on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Decatur.
The Northern Conference will hold a summer gathering on Saturday, August 8, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Bethel Lutheran Church in Bartonville.
Come celebrate our worthiness in Christ and continue to build a bold, faithful community of women, July 16-19 in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Northeast Conference will hold its spring gathering on Saturday, April 11.
The women of the C/SIS Southern Conference will gather on Saturday, March 21, in Mt. Vernon.
The Women of Peace will host the Be Bold Vendor Fair on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, Springfield.
The Northeast Conference will hold its fall gathering on Saturday, October 4, at Trinity Lutheran Chuch in Chenoa.
The Central/Southern Illinois Synod Women of the ELCA will hold its fall gathering on Saturday, September 20, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Champaign.
The Northern Conference Summer Gathering will be held on at First English Lutheran Church, Peoria, on Saturday, August 23.
The Central/Southern Illinois Synod will hold its annual assembly on June 5-7 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington.
The Northeast Conference’s spring gathering will be held on Saturday, April 5, in Sibley.
The women of the Southern Conference will be “Planting Seeds Among Us” at their spring gathering.
C/SIS Women of the ELCA’s Biennial Convention at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Springfield.
Northeast Conference Fall Gathering at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Gilman.
Northern Conference Fall Gathering at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Peoria.
The C/SIS Women of the ELCA’s Northeast Conference will hold its spring gathering on Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, Chenoa.
C/SIS Women of the ELCA Northeast Conference gathering at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pontiac.
The Fall Gathering for the Central/Southern Illinois Synod Women of the ELCA will be held October 7 at Zion Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive.
The triennial Women of the ELCA Gathering will be held September 21-24 in Phoenix, Arizona. Join us at the Gathering for a life-changing event with other bold women of faith to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. Registration is open now at welcatg.org.
The Central/Southern Illinois Women of the ELCA’s Northern Conference will gather on Saturday, September 9, at First English Lutheran Church in Peoria.
The Central/Southern Illinois Synod Women of the ELCA will have a display table with information about us and the Fall Gathering. Come find out, What does a Woman of the ELCA look like! If you are a member of an ELCA congregation, then you are one of us!
Join us at the Gathering for a life-changing event with other bold women of faith and reconnect with old friends and meet new ones.
The C/SIS Women of the ELCA’s Northeast Conference will hold its spring gathering on Saturday, April 1 at 9:30 AM (registration starts at 9:00 AM). The cost is $10 per person and includes lunch. The monetary offering will be divided between the Central/Southern Illinois Synod and Lutheran World Relief, and a physical offering of Hamburger Helper will be given to the Fairbury Community Food Pantry.
We will have an election and honor Donna Schuler for her service as our president since 2011.
Please let all the women of your congregation know they are part of the Women of th ELCA, even if your group isn’t actively participating right now. This is an important meeting for our Northeast Conference Women, so please come if you are able!
The Central/Southern Illinois Synod Women of the ELCA’s biennial convention will be held on September 9-10 at Grace Lutheran Church in Springfield.
Registration form and full details, including guest speakers, nomination form and duty summary, and hotel information, are available in the July newsletter.
The Women of the ELCA in the Northwest Conference of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod will gather for its annual assembly on Saturday, June 18th, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Coatsville. The theme is “Forged in Fire.”
The Board of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod Women of the ELCA met on October 8, 2021 and voted to reschedule our Oct. 22-23, 2021 Biennial Convention to the spring of 2022. We were looking forward to seeing everyone, but unfortunately due to Covid concerns and low participation, our Biennial Convention will be postponed. We hope to have more information for you by mid November. Please watch for upcoming emails. Thank you for being Bold women and sharing the ministry of Christ!
Jean Scherer,
President C/SIS Women of the ELCA
The C/SIS Fall Gathering has been changed to a virtual gathering on October 3 . It will be uploaded to the Grace Lutheran Church, Springfield YouTube Channel. We will be having drawings for WELCA items and will be asking for a short 1-minute video of your WELCA Circle. You could include a picture of your church or your circle, tell us about your meetings, projects, etc. Contact Jean Scherer at j.d.scherer2@gmail.com with questions or suggestions!
The Northwest Conference will be held at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Arenziville with registration beginning at 9:15 a.m.
