A trio of new bishops have been elected in three of the ELCIC’s five synods— Rev. Carla Blakley in Eastern Canada, Rev. Trish Schmermund in Alberta and the Territories and Rev. Dr. Ali Tote in Saskatchewan. And while they’ll all be in different parts of the country, the three share a common goal—to build a kinder, more inclusive Lutheran Church. None of them, however, is expecting an easy road ahead.
“We will go with the winds of change. Some churches are redeveloping, some are closing and others are sharing space. This is all part of God’s work. We are not alone. There’s a lot of hope in this. I’m very excited about the future of the church. It’s okay that it’s going to be different,” she says.
The July/August 2024 issue of Canada Lutheran features a conversation on the changes happening at the synodical level of the ELCIC, with three new bishops being selected to serve at Synod Conventions in the Synod of Alberta and the Territories, the Saskatchewan Synod and the Eastern Synod.
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