Rejoice! For the first time in three years there will be a small group of travelers from SOTV to our partner congregations in Tanzania. Beginning with our traditional commissioning during 9:45am worship on May 22, one week later four church members will leave for their fifteen day adventure.

The Shepherd Quilters were hard at work this year! They made and delivered 422 quilts this past year. Read where they went…

May is the last month the SOTV Memory Wall will be available in the narthex. Please share your memories with us! You can write them on the wall or email them to communications@sotv.org. Memories will be kept digitally as reference for our 40th anniversary.

Kirsten Levorson, with twenty years of deep experience and knowledge being in partnership with congregations in Tanzania, has been appointed as Acting Director of Bega Kwa Bega for the Saint Paul Area Synod. This is a full-time role on the synod staff through September. As Acting Director, Kirsten will move from overseeing SOTV’s Tanzania Partnership Steering Committee to overseeing the work of synod volunteers in Iringa.

May is the last month the Walk Down Memory Lane poster path at SOTV will be available. You can view the posters on our website at sotv.org/walk-down-memory-lane.

Council and leadership teams generally meet once per month (on Zoom or in-person), and the commitment is general a three year term. We actively encourage our lay members to be involved in the governance of the church. For some areas, specific expertise and/or related experience is needed. In other areas, a passion for the ministry is desired.

The May 1, 2022 mortgage payment put SOTV below the one million dollar mark on our principal balance!