CWA 2022: Then & Now - ELCA 35th Anniversary

In this video we celebrate 35 years of the ELCA, hearing from: Rev. Lowell Almen, first Secretary of the ELCA; Rev. April Ulring Larson, first female Lutheran bishop in North America; Ismael Danforth, ELCA Church Council member; and Keoni Newman, ELCA Church Council member.

You’re invited to view the worship and work of the sixteenth Churchwide Assembly. Plenary sessions will be streamed live on the ELCA website, at elca.org/CWA-2022, with the full schedule in this post. View PDF of schedule on ELCA.org. At this assembly, a live stream of worship also will be provided.

Monday, August 8, 2022

Holy Communion: 4pm – 5:50pm MST/PDT, 5pm – 6:50pm MDT

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

  • Plenary Session One: 5:30am – 8:30am MST/PDT, 6:30am – 9:30am MDT

  • Plenary Session Two: 10:30am– 12:30pm MST/PDT, 11:30am– 1:30pm MDT

  • Apology to Iglesia Santa María Peregrina & Anti-Racist Commitment: 12:30pm – 1pm MST/PDT, 1:30pm – 2pm MDT

  • Service of Word and Prayer: 1:30pm – 2:30pm MST/PDT, 2:30pm – 3:30pm MDT

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

  • Plenary Session Three: 5:30am – 7am MST/PDT, 6:30am – 8am MDT

  • Holy Communion: 7:30am – 8:45am MST/PDT, 8:30am – 9:45am MDT

  • Plenary Session Four: 11am – 2pm MST/PDT, 12pm – 3pm MDT

Thursday, August 11, 2022

  • Morning Prayer: 5:10am– 6:20am MST/PDT, 6:10am – 7:20am MDT

  • Plenary Session Five: 7am– 9am MST/PDT, 8am– 10am MDT

  • Plenary Session Six: 11am – 2pm MST/PDT, 12pm – 3pm MDT

Friday, August 12, 2022

  • Holy Communion: 5:30am – 6:50am MST/PDT, 6:30am – 7:50am MDT

  • Plenary Session Seven: 7:30am – 9:30am MST/PDT, 8:30am – 10:30am MST/PDT