LCMS Convention: Erin Bode, Sounds of Mercy

We catch up with Erin Bode at the LCMS Synodical Convention about the release of a special collaborative album that has been in the works for years. Erin Bode (singer, songwriter, and recording artist) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her trips to South Africa in the early 2000s to visit the Themba School, why she returned to the Themba School to record with the boys' choir, the collaborative process required to create the beautiful music on the new release "Sounds of Mercy," and some insight into the creative process and what she learned through the process of creating this album. Find the new release of Erin Bode and the Themba Boys Choir at resources.lcms.org/erin-bode. Hear our previous interview with Erin and President Harrison at kfuo.org/2025/12/18/coffee-hour-121825-erin-bode-and-the-themba-girls. Music in this episode from Sounds of Mercy, Erin Bode, the Themba Boys’ Choir and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].