Upcoming Events
Boundaries Training for Rostered Leaders
Annual Boundaries Training for Region 5 Rostered Leaders.
2026 Topic: Anti-Racism
First Call Theological Conference
Are you a Rostered Minister in your first three years of call?
If so, mark your calendar for this year’s First Call Gathering in Green Lake, WI.
ELCA Extravaganza
Extravaganza is a four-day leadership training event for ELCA congregational leaders in children's, youth, young adult and outdoor ministry. This event is designed specifically with your congregation in mind.
Workshop: Holy Work with Children- Simple Practices for Worship and Prayer
What can congregations do to nurture children's faith more intentionally through worship and prayer? This practical and interactive session will offer simple, adaptable ideas that can be implemented in congregations of any size. Participants will leave with concrete practices, fresh inspiration, and next steps for helping children engage more fully in the worshiping life of the church.
Oasis: Online Gathering of the ELCA Youth Ministry Network
An Oasis is "a place between." It is a place of rest. It is a place of growth. It is a place of life in the middle of a desert. Oasis is also the Network's online gathering. It is a place between where we are now, and where God is leading us. It is a place of refreshment, renewal, learning and connection. Twice this year, members of the Network are invited to come together for an online gathering. Together, we will renew, learn and connect.
Congregation Council Development Retreat
Join others serving on congregation councils for a morning of learning and networking together. Discuss council what it means to lead in the current moment and how our own personal experiences and perspective impact decision making, both positively and negatively. You will have time to do a mini decision making process exercise with your fellow council members and look ahead at how you will lead togeher. Network with other council presidents, VPs, treasurers, secretaries, and at-large members.
Synod Council Retreat
The La Crosse Area Synod Council is holding its annual retreat for team building, check-in, and vision casting for the upcoming year. This gathering provides a vital opportunity to review our work and ensure we are faithfully following our core mission: Cultivate Life-Giving Relationships Rooted in God's Love, and the vision set forth in 2025.
First Call Theological Conference
Are you a Rostered Minister in your first three years of call?
If so, mark your calendar for this year’s First Call Gathering in Marathon, WI!
Boundaries Training for Rostered Leaders
Annual Boundaries Training for Region 5 Rostered Leaders.
2025 Topic: Gender Justice
Fall Theological Conference
The Fall Theological Conference is for active Rostered Leaders and Synod Authorized Ministers in the La Crosse Area Synod. This year’s Conference will be led by Shannon Kiser of Fresh Expressions.
WELCA Global Engagement Travel Series
This experience is perfect for health care providers who would like to lend a hand and learn alongside this busy hub that pivots to meet needs as they arise. Practicing accompaniment (coming along side) will nurture time for sharing stories and skills as well as experiencing the view from the other side of the border. Along with your daily work you will experience community in worship, fellowship, bible study, the marketplace and dancing on the plaza. Your home away from home will be a familiar chain hotel in the area.
2025 ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering
The 2025 ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering will be held in Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 18-21. This year’s event will center on Micah 6:8: “[God] has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” This year’s theme is “Do. Love. Move. Toward a World Without Hunger.”
Check out community ministry opportunities from the La Crosse Area Synod’s 72 ministry sites.
Want to have your event added?
Contact Brianna Iverson at the synod office.