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In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries will be elevating the voices of our Arab and Middle Eastern Descent peers and reposting their works from other sources around the ELCA. The following article is cross-posted from...

Happy Arab American Heritage Month by guest author Dr. Ryan LaHurd

In observance of Arab American Heritage Month, ELCA Racial Justice Ministries invited Dr. Ryan LaHurd to share his thoughts on this topic with our readers. April is Arab American Heritage Month. As an Arab American, I might be expected to...

Voices of Faith: The Timbre of Black Joy

In celebration of Black History Month which is celebrated in the United States in February, we share the following article which is cross-posted from Living Lutheran. The original post can be found here. VOICES OF FAITH THE TIMBRE OF BLACK JOY...

Voices of Faith: Black Joy

In celebration of Black History Month which is celebrated in the United States in February, we share the following article which is cross-posted from Living Lutheran. The original post can be found here. VOICES OF FAITH BLACK JOY My mother...

ELCA Observes National Day of Racial Healing

UPDATE:  You can watch the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing programming here:  Just Us Narratives ELCA Observes National Day of Racial Healing   CHICAGO (Jan. 15, 2026) — In observance of the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing, the Evangelical Lutheran...

Observing Native American Heritage Month: ELCA Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations events

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month which is celebrated in the United States in November, we share the following article which is cross-posted from Living Lutheran. The original post can be found here. Observing Native American Heritage Month ELCA...