Fracking in the Keystone State
We open the Pennsylvania installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series with this piece. Pennsylvania is the second stop on the Advocacy Road Trip, where congregations and ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are in...
Hunger and Telling Stories: More Advocates, Fewer People Living with Hunger
We close the New Mexico installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series with this piece. A reflection by the Rev. Chuck Exley, St. Luke Lutheran Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Albuquerque, New Mexico The concept of advocacy,...
Hunger in our Nation
We continue the New Mexico installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. Unfortunately hunger is not confined to the borders of New Mexico. Across the United States, nearly 14.5 percent of households were labeled “food insecure” by the...
Exploring Federal Hunger Programs
As we explore the effects of hunger and the church’s response in New Mexico, we invite you to learn more about the programs serving many of our neighbors. Our partners at Lutheran Services in America are teaming up with the...
Walking with our Hungry Neighbors in New Mexico
This piece is part of the New Mexico installment of the “Advocating on the Road” blog series. By Ruth Hoffman, Director Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry– New Mexico Our first stop on the Advocacy Road Trip is New Mexico, where congregations...
Advocating on the Road
Dear friends, It’s not a secret that the political campaign season is underway in America. Turn on your TV, open a newspaper, or, depending on where you are, walk down your street and you’ll see politicians and their staff eagerly...
Your invitation to Washington!
We certainly live in frustrating times. Reverberations of the struggling U.S. economy are felt across the globe through unemployment, homelessness, hunger, and injustice. The economic downturn has thrust many once-stable families on the cusp of poverty, and further hurt those...
Into His Harvest Field
Greetings from our nation’s capital! I join the ELCA Washington Office as the new Director for Grassroots Advocacy and Communication, where I look forward to working with Christians as we connect faith and public life. Humbled by Christ’s constant inclusion...
Nutrition Issues and Childhood Obesity
Submitted by Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is working with the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth on an initiative to impact the issue of childhood obesity in Virginia. The Center is raising...
Ecumenical Position Lifts Up God’s Message of Love
By Sarah Dreier, Legislative Representative for International Policy and Advocacy for the ELCA Washington Office and the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations I’m the new Legislative Representative for International Policy and Advocacy for the ELCA Washington Office and the...