ELCA Advocacy

  As disciples of Jesus Christ and citizens, we are immensely concerned about the federal budget. Increases, decreases, and delays in the budget affect all Americans and people around the globe, particularly the most vulnerable members of our society. We...

By: Rev. Rebecca Seely This past March, a group of college and graduate students from the Lutheran and ecumenical campus ministry, which I serve in New York City, travelled to Washington, D.C. on a spring break “faith in action” pilgrimage....

Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director  HEALTH CARE: The House of Representatives passed HR 1628, The...

Today, the House of Representatives achieved passage of HR 1628, The American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a vote of 217-213, with no bi-partisan support and little debate. How much will the AHCA cost? We don’t know. This is because...

Shortly after I moved to Washington, D.C., the government shut down due to a disagreement in Congress over healthcare funding. While most of the country didn’t see an immediate change, my friends who work for organizations across the country to...

By Ruth Ivory-Moore “Colliding black holes, dinosaur parts in amber, potentially life-friendly planets: The year in science has at times felt almost cinematic in scope.”- National Geographic  The year was 2016.  Phenomenal discoveries were made which may have life changing...

Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director Easter Message:  “Jesus is Risen!” is an invitation to a...

My name is Charlotte Mildenberger. I am a vicar from Germany and currently interning at the Lutheran Office for World Community at the UN (LOWC). It was my first Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). CSW has been an...

Sophia Chung reflects on her time at the 61st Commission on the Status of Women. Sophia is originally from Kota Kinabulu, Malaysia, and is a member of the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia. She is a member of the ELCA’s...

This is roughly the sermon preached by the Rev. Meredith Harber during the Lutheran-led worship for the 61st session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women Ecumenical Women’s worship on March 14, 2017. Since sermons are lived experiences...