Southeastern District, LCMS

09/04/2026

This week the Executive Staff met together to pray, plan and welcome new team members Pastor Peter Couser and Pastor Steve Wiechman.

President Harmon also visited with Pastor Matt Borrasso, Trinity, Lexington Park, Maryland, The Food Pantry at Trinity, Pastor Jim Kent, First Lutheran, Huntingtown, Maryland and Pastors in Circuit 1 which includes Delaware and Maryland.

08/30/2026

Greetings from Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Clayton, North Carolina.

08/27/2026

August brought about several Central Region visits for President Harmon. May the Lord bless our faithful workers and mission stations as they connect people Jesus.
(Not pictured Pastor Marcus Breitbarth, Living Hope, Stafford, VA).

08/25/2026

New Workers in the Southeastern District joined President Harmon today for a Zoom orientation. Welcome to the SED! May the Lord bless our partnership as we connect people with Jesus.

08/19/2026

Rev. Dr. Yared Halche, executive director of Witness, said it well during a recent LCMS Church Planting roundtable in St. Louis:

"My prayer for all of us is to be excited [about church planting]. The hope of Christ resides in us."

He was one of several district mission leaders talking about how the Synod's approach to church planting is a lay-driven, locally led model, less about finding the "right guy" to parachute into a community and more about equipping the people already there. It's a shift that's picking up steam across the LCMS, and it starts with people willing to say yes to something new.

Read the full article: https://reporter.lcms.org/2026/lcms-church-planting-indebted-to-lutheran-theology/

Curious about what a new start could look like in your community? Join us August 24 at 7:00 PM for part one of a two part webinar series on new ministry starts, covering four models: Next Generation, Network and Multi Site, Community Outreach, and Digital. Come with your questions.

Get the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/ukBYGqNkBwJyXTxn7

08/15/2026

Not that you needed a national day dedicated to relaxation, a district wellness blog, or a social media post to give you permission to rest. But sometimes we all need a little reminder: slowing down, taking a deep breath, and resting is good for us.

Not just resting from the daily strains of life and emptying the mind to nothing, but filling it with what we know about our God: who He is, what He has done, and the peace we have in Him. Sometimes all we have to do is stare at the sky a little longer to remember His hand in everything.

So read a few pages of that book that's been pushed to the side. Go on a long walk. Call someone who brings you joy. Sit outside (or in the AC) and listen to your favorite album. Sit in prayer. Or just take a deep breath. Just a little reminder that it's good to relax.

Want to reflect more? Read our latest wellness blog, "Stop to 'Smell the Roses.'" se.lcms.org/2026/08/05/stop-to-smell-the-roses/

08/13/2026

We're hosting a webinar on August 24 at 7:00 PM to explore four types of new ministry starts, Next Generation, Network and Multi Site, Community Outreach, and Digital. Come with your questions. This is part one of a two part series. Get the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/ukBYGqNkBwJyXTxn7

08/03/2026

"The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day." — Psalm 121:5–6
Wellness doesn't change what ministry asks of church workers. But it gives us a way to stand in it without being scorched, just like sunscreen. Read the full wellness blog below.
https://se.lcms.org/2026/07/27/uv-rays-and-ministry-days/

08/03/2026

Congratulations to Pastor Timothy Sheridan who was installed as Pastor of Salem in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Welcome to the Southeastern District!

We are extremely excited and blessed to announce the installment of our new Pastor Timothy Sheridan! Welcome to Taylorsville and Salem.

08/01/2026

Congratulations to Rev. Jacob Stefanec who was ordained into the pastoral ministry and installed as Pastor of St. Paul’s, Mechanicsville, Maryland.