Companion Synod Team
Our Companion Synods give us the opportunity to engage with Companion Christians who live out their faith in different parts of the world. As we come together with our CoSyn Lutheran Christians in Papua New Guinea, Russia and other parts of the world, we both bless them and receive their blessings. We both teach and learn. We both encourage and are encouraged.
Every congregation in the Central States Synod is encouraged to celebrate the World-wide church we are a part of and to find ways to walk more closely together with our partners in Papua New Guinea, Russia, and around the globe.
For a more detailed explanation of the Companion Synod Ministry, read:
Papua New Guinea - Celebration of Thanksgiving 2025
2024 Companion Synod PNG Visitation
Companion Synod - Russia 10.23
PNG Sunday School
"A Season of Global Awareness."
In June 2025, our Synod Assembly resolved that the Epiphany Season be designated as "A Season of Global Awareness" for congregations within the Central States Synod and that congregations intentionally lift up and celebrate the church around the world through prayer, song, educational events, and in any way appropriate to the context of the congregation. The focus would be not only on our Companion Synods in Papua New Guinea and Russia, but also the Global Ministry we share in through the Service and Justice area of the ELCA, such as Missionary Sponsorship, Young Adults in Global Mission, and our support of Projects that promote the witness of the Gospel, works of compassion, and Justice ministry around the world.
To recognize and celebrate this global ministry, this Epiphany season, we will share reflections from travelers of the Central States Synod to our Companion Synod in Papua New Guinea, and songs for use during worship.
