The Poor People’s Campaign: Standing against Systemic Racism, Poverty and Voter Suppression
By Pastor Betty Landis, member of Grace Lutheran Church, Evanston, IL “The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty.” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Where do we go...
2018 Farm Bill Update: H.R. 2- Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
The Farm Bill is an omnibus legislation that helps to fund our national and global food programs. Reauthorized every five years, the Farm Bill is among legislation that Congress needs to pass this year. To learn more, check out...
The Poor People’s Campaign: A Time for Lutheran Action
By The Rev. Amy Reumann, Director of ELCAadvocacy They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds. Dinos Christianopoulos On Monday, May 14, 2018, thousands of people of faith and low-wage workers will gather in Washington, D.C....
Celebrating Mother’s Day: Supporting a Strong Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP)
By Elena Robles, Hunger Advocacy Fellow Today we celebrate Mother’s Day and mark the many ways in which those in a mothering role enrich and bless our lives. Mothers throughout the Bible were often strong and tenacious women who endured...
ELCA Statement on Honduran TPS
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...
May 2018 ELCA Advocacy Update
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...
Celebrating Earth: World Oceans
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...
Celebrating Earth: The Chesapeake Bay
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...
Celebrating Earth: Protecting our Trees
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,...
Celebrating Earth: Addressing Lead Pollutants
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...