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...
Devotional: Gift of Being Unhidden
By Daniella Garber [About the author] I grew up in a small city nestled in the Allegheny Mountains. As a small child, I was fixated on a rock formation on the side of one of those mountains that, to me,...
Devotional: Light on the Hill
By Jeffery Jordan II [About the author] The halls of power can feel strangely dim. Not because of a lack of chandeliers or marble floors, but because of how easily human stories can be reduced to policy numbers, legal categories,...
Profound Concern Over EPA Rescinding of Endangerment Finding
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed findings regarding greenhouse gases under Clean Air Act, including what is known as the Endangerment Finding – focused on the conclusion that current and projected concentrations of the certain greenhouse gases in...
Current sign-on letters
WHAT IS A SIGN-ON LETTER | IMPACT OF SIGN-ONS | DECISION PROCESS | UPDATED LIST Our advocacy takes many forms with long-term and immediate aims, and ELCA Witness in Society staff are active equipping members, building influential relationships with policy...
Devotional: Flame Burning Within Us Brightens with Community
By Laura Muther [About the author] My familiarity with this devotional’s biblical passage and its connection to advocacy began in college, as Matthew 5:13-16 was our theme for the Spirit-led social justice student organization that I helped lead, the Social...
Winter Updates: State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions from ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices (SPPOs) this quarter (formerly shared monthly). Full list and map of SPPOs available. KANSAS | PENNSYLVANIA | VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN Kansas Interfaith Action Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive...
Devotional: Showing Up as Light
by Zachary Olson, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow [About the author] In October 2025, I had the opportunity to take part in a national gathering of the Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) community of practice in our nation’s capital. Over 70 people...
January 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: January 2026 In our January 2026 issue, find Action Alert, Resource and opportunity updates. Look for a resumption...
Companion Information: Progress and Setbacks in Reducing HIV in Tanzania
When Dr. Paul Mmbando was in medical school 20 years ago, AIDS was generally a death sentence. Nowadays with better drugs, when the conditions of good nutrition and sticking to the daily meds are met, it’s a disease like others...