4: Perpetua & Felicity
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the ELCA, the 40th anniversary of women […]
3: Thecla
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the ELCA, the 40th anniversary of women […]
Bishop Laurie interviewed on Think Out Loud
On Monday January 6, 2020 Bishop Laurie was interviewed by Dave Miller for OPB radio’s Think Out […]
2: Mary Magdalene
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the ELCA, the 40th anniversary of women […]
1: Unnamed & Unknown Women Leaders
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the ELCA, the 40th anniversary of women […]
Bishop Laurie’s Installation
On December 14, 2019, Laurie Larson Caesar was installed as bishop for the Oregon Synod by ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Ann […]
Welcome, Rev. Melissa O’Keefe Reed!
Rev. Melissa O’Keefe Reed
Bishop’s Associate for Vital Leadership and Sacramental Organizing
Melissa was born in Goettingen, Germany while her parents studied theology. She was raised […]
Bishop Laurie Talks Sanctuary
Our ancestors focused much attention on strangers, aliens, foreigners, those fleeing persecution. Central to the self-understanding of all who hold the Hebrew scriptures as sacred […]