ELCA Advocacy

On Friday, May 4th, 2018, the Administration announced that it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 60,000 Hondurans. TPS is a legal immigration status that allows citizens from other countries who are present in the U.S. during a...

ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director                                                              ELCA.org/advocacy May 21, PRAY. FAST. ACT On Monday, May 21, we join with the Episcopal Church in our monthly commitment to #PrayFastAct. This month, we center to focus...

By Laura Heller, Minister of Word and Service and Creation Care Ministry Coordinator for the Delaware-Maryland Synod.   O Lord, how manifold are your works!     In wisdom you have made them all;     the earth is full of your creatures.  25 Yonder...

  By Laura Heller, Minister of Word and Service and Creation Care Ministry Coordinator for the Delaware-Maryland Synod. Captured by hope, we dream dreams and look forward to a new creation. God does not just heal this creation wounded by...

  By Laura Heller, Minister of Word and Service and Creation Care Ministry Coordinator for the Delaware-Maryland Synod. Our symbiotic relationship with trees is no accident. It is the way in which God designed creation. As we expel carbon dioxide,...

  By Laura Heller, Minister of Word and Service and Creation Care Ministry Coordinator for the Delaware-Maryland Synod. Many different sources of pollutants such as pesticides, herbicides, excess nitrogen from fertilizers, industrial wastewater, and sewage continue to impact our supply...

  By Laura Heller, Minister of Word and Service and Creation Care Ministry Coordinator for the Delaware-Maryland Synod. “In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was...

ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C.   The Rev. Amy Reumann, director                                                             ELCA.org/advocacy APRIL 21, PRAY. FAST. ACT: The April day to #PrayFastAct with The Episcopal Church is Saturday, April 21. This month, our...

  In March, Congress passed a spending bill to fund the government through October 1st, the end of the 2018 fiscal year. While the recently approved budget carried record funding for housing programs and sufficient funds for environmental conservation, many...

By Amanda Silcox, Hunger Advocacy Fellow,Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Two of my favorite moments in the church year take place during Lent. The first takes place on Ash Wednesday, when everyone receives the mark of the cross in...