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2026: The Way of Love
"We Love Because He First Loved Us."
1 John 4:19
The 2026 theme for the Northwestern Ohio Synod is the Way of Love, which is the Way of Jesus.
In Matthew 22:37-39, Jesus shares the Greatest Commandment. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Northwestern Ohio Synod
Welcome to the website for the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We are 145 parishes journeying together: strengthening, challenging and supporting one another as God leads us in living God’s mission with each other and the wo
Beacon of Hope
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
-Matthew 5:14-16 NIV
“In Northwestern Ohio there are 1.5 million people who live in 23 counties. They are God’s people so they are our parishioners.”
~Bishop Daniel BeaudoinListening
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wKSY8j4ZdY During the Fourth Sunday in Advent, we always hear The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise from Luke chapter one. Mary’s beautiful and powerful...
Rostered Minister Gathering 2025
Rostered Ministers Gathering January 21-23 Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University - Columbus, Ohio Registration open until January 6, 2025! Being a rostered minister is no easy task in our time. Institutions are weaker, budgets are in decline, people...
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"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful." Colossians 3:15 Mural by the Young Artists at Work program of the Toledo Arts Commission Often when we talk about giving thanks, we use language of...
St. Paul’s Call to Unity
In Ephesians 4:1-6, St. Paul writes: “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain...
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