Relationship to the Wider Church: a Conversation

During the month of October, our congregation has had an opportunity to explore what it might look like for St. Lydia’s to be in relationship with the wider church.  We’re already in relationship with our local host congregation, Trinity Lower East Side.  What would it look like to extend that relationship to the Metro New York Synod, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America?

We’ve heard sermons on the subject, as well as discussed it in our Community Meeting.  What are your thoughts as we participate in this discernment process?  Leave a comment below to share an experience, a hope, or a concern related to this process.