ELCA Advocacy

By Ruth Ivory-Moore, Program Director, Environment and Energy Policy “Action to counter degradation, especially within this decade, is essential to the future of our children and our children’s children. Time is very short.” – A Social Statement: Caring for Creation:...

By Lynn S. Fry, Program Director, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) Sometimes it’s difficult to find things to rejoice in. We listen to the news; we see the hungry; we walk alongside those who are oppressed; we sit with...

ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director REFLECTING ON ADVENT: Visit blogs.elca.org/advocacy each Friday of Advent to read reflections from our ELCA Advocacy staff on this Holy Season. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: The December day to #PrayFastAct is...

By The Rev. Amy Reumann, Director, ELCA Advocacy The Edward Hicks painting, The Peaceable Kingdom, depicts a scene from the 11th chapter of Isaiah. Lions cozy up to lambs, oxen lie down with bears and children cavort with them all....

By Ruth Ivory-Moore, Program Director, Environment and Energy Policy “Talanoa is a generic term referring to a conversation, chat, sharing of ideas and talking with someone. It is a term that is shared by Tongans, Samoans, and Fijians.” It is...

On November 6, the Administration announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans and took no action to protect Hondurans, automatically extending their designation for 6 months. TPS is a legal immigration status that allows citizens from other...

ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS: The November day of fasting and action is Tuesday, Nov. 21. This month, we focus on federal investments that make communities more resilient and...

  International migration reached a total of 244,000,000 people in 2015, while the number of migrants as a percentage of global population remains stable at about 3%. As part of World Food Day 2017 observances, a meeting was held at...

  Last week, President Trump signed an executive order directing several federal agencies to develop new regulations impacting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Those regulations are expected to cause the proliferation of health care plans that, while potentially less expensive...

  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the largest protestant denominations in the United States with more than 3.7 million members and 9,300 congregations nationwide, has a long history of standing alongside migrants and refugees. Every day we...