On the fifth and final ballot, the South Carolina Synod
Assembly elected The Reverend Doctor Herman R. Yoos III
to serve as the next bishop of the SC Synod. Pastor Yoos
currently serves as Pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Columbia, SC.
From left: ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson,
SC Synod Bishop David A. Donges, and
SC Synod Bishop-elect Herman R. Yoos III
Kohn chosen as Vice President-elect of SC Synod, ELCA
On the fifth and final ballot, the South Carolina Synod
Assembly elected Michael S. Kohn to serve as our next
vice president of synod. He is a member of Zion
Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.
From left: SC Synod Bishop David A. Donges,
Vice President-elect Michael S. Kohn and
ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson