Hunger Advocacy Fellows Join Faith-based Advocacy Voices
By Zachary Olson, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow ELCA Advocacy is excited to introduce the six new leaders in the 2025-2026 Hunger Advocacy Fellows cohort. These new Fellows bring a variety of skills, experiences and insights into their work for the...
Farm Bill Engagement Updates
STATUS ON CAPITOL HILL | ACTION ALERTS | RESOURCES AND WEBINARS | OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE The Farm Bill, which guides much of U.S. agriculture, rural and food policy, is currently being debated in Congress. The ELCA urges Congress to pass...
SPPO Spotlight: Grateful Response to Grace with Advocacy
By the Rev. Justin Eller, Assistant to the Bishop for Care and Community with the Southeastern Synod If advocacy means loving our neighbors and working for justice with the “least of these” (all who are hungry, thirsty, newly arriving, vulnerable,...
ELCA Urges Immediate Return to Negotiating Table
The U.S. government could run out of funding on Oct. 1, 2025, if Congress does not pass new legislation to fund its operations. A government shutdown would occur at midnight on Sep. 30, the end of the 2025 fiscal year,...
Summer Updates: State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions from ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices (sppos) this quarter. Submissions include updates on what has been going on at sppos across our network. Full list and map of sppos available. Kansas | Minnesota | Pennsylvania |...
SPPO Spotlight: Hope and Challenge Addressing Political Violence
Over the past year we have witnessed an increase in polarization, a rise in Christian nationalism, and a number of acts of political violence. In this spotlight from an ELCA-affiliated state public policy office (sppo), Tammy Walhof, Director of Lutheran...
SPPO Spotlight: Budgets are Moral Documents
By Deacon Nick Bates, Director, Hunger Network in Ohio In a given week, most of us don’t think about all the effects different public investments and state budget policies have on our daily life. Think about your standard Sunday. You...
SPPO Spotlight: Powerful Witness in Challenging Times
“We said at the beginning of the 2025 Kansas legislative session that we were expecting to bear witness more than passing or stopping particular legislation, and so it turned out,” said Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director of Kansas Interfaith Action...
Spring Updates: State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions from ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices (sppos) this quarter. Submissions include updates on what has been going on at sppos across our network. Full list and map of sppos available. MINNESOTA | OHIO | PENNSYLVANIA...
May Update: Advocacy Connections
from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: May 2025 BUDGET RECONCILIATION ADVANCES VIA COMMITTEE | FEMA THREATS | ADVOCACY WITH COMPANION CHURCHES | HUMANITARIAN AID...