Jan 25, 2023 - Hello Friends! I want to say a HUGE thank you to every person, congregation, and camp that has registered onto...
Dec 9, 2022 - Dear friends in Christ, One of the great joys in my vocation as coordinator for ELCA Disability Ministry is being...
Nov 17, 2022 - Today’s blog post comes from DeAnna Quietwater Noriega. DeAnna Quietwater Noriega is half Apache and a quarter Chippewa. She...
Oct 27, 2022 - Today’s blog post comes from Rev. Lisa Heffernan, ELCA Disability Ministries coordinator I’m just going to be honest here. All...
Jan 24, 2023 - By Jillian Russell, Hunger Network Ohio [about the author] I have always known myself to be a “self-doubter.” I am...
Jan 19, 2023 - The 118th U.S. Congress convened on January 3, 2023. Following finalization of House speakership, the official swearing in took place...
Jan 18, 2023 - Following are updates shared from submissions of the state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month....
Jan 17, 2023 - By Savannah Jorgensen, Lutheran Office of Public Policy – California [about the author] A specific song came to mind when...
Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Perspectives
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Jan 18, 2023 - By Kathryn M. Lohre The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins today, bridging the feasts of St. Peter and...
Dec 21, 2022 - The following article was originally published by Church Anew* and is shared on the EIR Perspectives blog with the permission...
Nov 1, 2022 - By Rev. Peter A. Pettit We have just navigated our way through Reformation Sunday once again and many in the...
Oct 28, 2022 - By Richard J. Mammana The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore this summer was a watershed moment for relationships...
Dec 24, 2022 - By Emily Sollie Lenny stands next to the bank of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo. He can see the U.S. from...
Sep 23, 2022 - “Quienes cruzan por nuestro país para llegar a un mejor lugar para vivir son seres humanos con necesidades que comen,...
Jan 3, 2022 - (original from ELCA Advocacy view here) Across the United States and over the years, places of worship and people of...
Dec 22, 2021 - URGENT NEED FOR CONGREGATIONAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES At the end of August, we watched with anguish the fall of...
Dec 2, 2022 - ELCA World Hunger is excited to announce the addition of a new staff member, Everdith Landrau. Read more about her...
Dec 1, 2022 - The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in decades. Through the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), ELCA World Hunger...
Nov 17, 2022 - ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response have always been intricately connected, but in recent months global events have reminded...
Aug 15, 2022 - Our garden at home has finally started yielding its bounty, which means we have more tomatoes than we know what...
Nov 28, 2022 - Join us in Sensing Advent: Practicing God’s justice in embodied community Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine is a four-week virtual pilgrimage...
Nov 17, 2022 - ALAMEH (Association of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage) issued a statement on Iran, please find it linked below....
Sep 27, 2022 - Today, September 27, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement in support of HM King Abdullah...
Jul 28, 2022 - Support U.S. Funding of Augusta Victoria Hospital! Take action today. Background President Joe Biden visited Augusta Victoria Hospital on July...
ELCA Youth Gathering Blog
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Nov 8, 2022 - A message from the Director of the ELCA Youth Gathering, Deacon Tammy Jones West– I have been a part of...
Aug 16, 2022 - Announcing the city of the ELCA Youth Gathering, Multicultural Youth Leadership Event and the tAble is a fun and somewhat...
May 5, 2022 - A message from Deacon Tammy Jones West, 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering Program Director— First, there is no curtain but for...
Apr 7, 2022 - Since the start of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in 1988, New Orleans has hosted the ELCA Youth Gathering and...
Aug 12, 2021 - This is part two of a two-part introduction to design thinking. Part one is available here. Introduction Design thinking...
Jul 28, 2021 - People are lonely. A January 2020 survey from Cigna found that three in five US Americans are lonely, and we know loneliness only...
Jul 14, 2021 - Open Doors supports ELCA congregations interested in meeting new people in this time of re-gathering in physical spaces Over...
Jan 19, 2021 - Introduction Have you or your worshipping community ever encountered a tough problem and found yourselves unable to come up with...
Mar 15, 2021 - The Word Genesis 1:29-30 29 God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the...
Mar 11, 2021 - A Starting Place Creation care looks different at different stages of our lives. College is a transitional time for many...
Mar 4, 2021 - The Word “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to...
Feb 23, 2021 - ‘Wild’ Places I have been interested in environmental activism, indigenous justice, and decolonization since I was a kid (I was...
Congregational Vitality: Stories and Learning
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Dec 18, 2019 - by Rev. Antoinette Robinson, Peace Lutheran Church, Memphis Peace Lutheran Church, Memphis, formed Trinity Ministries in partnership with two...
Dec 11, 2019 - ADORE LA is seeking new and creative ways to do church in the city of Los Angeles. This LGBTQIA+...
Dec 11, 2019 - The faith community of Iglesia Luterana Santa Cruz communes with Christ in a strawberry field of Santa Maria, Calif....
Dec 4, 2019 - Congregational Vitality Training Event — San Diego Travel & Logistics for Training Event & Pre-Events: February 17-21, 2020 TRAINING EVENT...
Stories from the Global Church
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Apr 8, 2015 - Franklin Ishida The son of a Jewish father, Helmut Diefenthal and his wife, Rotraut, survived Nazi Germany and World...
Mar 31, 2015 - Nathan and Sharonette Bowman New playground equipment is enjoyed at the kindergarten. The Rev. Nathan and Sharonette Bowman accompany...
Mar 24, 2015 - Kirsten Fryer The Rev. Kirsten Fryer serves as pastor at St. Andrew’s United Congregation in Cairo and is also pastoral...
Mar 17, 2015 - Leslie Weed-Fonner and Michael G Fonner Women’s Sunday worship March 1 at the Nairobi International Lutheran Congregation. The Rev....
Dec 25, 2016 - Jesús es nuestro verdadero hogar. Esa es nuestra esperanza en Navidad y durante todo el año. Nunca estamos lejos de…
Dec 6, 2016 - Video de reflexiones sobre las elecciones por parte de la reverenda Elizabeth Eaton, obispa presidente de la ELCA
Nov 14, 2016 - CHICAGO (14 de noviembre de 2016) – La reverenda Elizabeth A. Eaton, obispa presidente de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en...
Nov 10, 2016 - Por Elizabeth Eaton, Obispa presidente de la ELCA, columna de octubre de 2016 en Living Lutheran Nota del editor: Esta es...
