SALISBURY - Over 550 members and guests of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gathered May 31-June 1 for its annual synod assembly. Representing over 200 ELCA congregations across North Carolina, they met on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C.The theme of the 2013 NC Synod Assembly was “Joyfully Sharing God’s Story.” This theme...