Learn how Lutheran Disaster Response is bringing hope and essential aid to communities in Maui affected by the recent devastating wildfires. Join in the mission of support and recovery.
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Members of Kihei Lutheran Church are providing much-needed relief to Maui wildfire victims, collecting essential supplies and extending emotional support. With a message of hope and resilience, they, along with the Lutheran Disaster Response, are calling for nationwide help to rebuild the affected community. Read more in Living Lutheran.
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We stand in solidarity with our siblings of the Pacifica Synod as the wildfires scorching Maui affect the lives of many. Please read the message in this post from Bishop David Nagler and consider donating to their Hawai’i relief fund .
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The Rev. David C. Nagler, San Diego, was elected May 20 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Pacifica Synod of the ELCA.
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As we work on our 2021 Congregational Report forms, and continue to engage people online, we present two resources on counting online worship attendance.
In this post, we share thoughts from Rev. Kent Mueller, Assistant to the Bishop for Administration and Communication at the Rocky Mountain Synod.
We also share Pacifica Synod’s “Tracking Online Worship Attendance,” which is ELCA Churchwide is offering as the guidance on calculating online attendance for Form A.
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There are times when events in our nation and world are shocking—we search for words to try to make sense of what we are seeing on television.
As bishops serving in Region 2, we stand united in calling upon elected leaders of all political parties to call for an end to this violence.
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Region 2 bishops and leaders invite all who wish to gather for a time of prayer and reflection to join us as we pray for our nation. These livestream gatherings will be on the Rocky Mountain Synod’s Facebook page, facebook.com/rmselca, Thursday, November 5, 7 pm MST, 6 pm PST, 4 pm HST.
Pastors and deacons are invited to open conversation via ZOOM immediately following the Thursday prayer service. You may register here.
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Join synod leaders from Region 2, including our Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta, for a panel dialogue on how racism, sexism, bullying, anti-LGBTQIA rhetoric shows up in our spaces, and how the intersection of identities plays into this.
This Facebook Live event will be Thursday, 10/22/2020 at 4pm MST: fb.me/e/30OkGTPA4.
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Region 2 bishops and leaders of the Sierra Pacific, Pacifica, Southwest California, Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon Synods of the ELCA invite you to gather for a time of prayer and reflection as we pray for our nation, for those seeking office, for God’s beloved community, and for our rostered ministers as they seek to lead in their specific contexts during these conflicted times.
These livestream gatherings will be on the Rocky Mountain Synod’s Facebook page, facebook.com/rmselca at 7 pm MST, 6 pm PST, 4 pm HST on Sunday, November 1 and Thursday, November 5.
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Pastor Cyndi Jones, the Pastor of Disability Ministry from Pacifica Synod, celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with this sermon on the healing of Bartimaeus.
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Reformation Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Carlton Hills Lutheran Church, in Santee, California have formed a collaborative Zoom ministry—9/29/2020 through 12/22/2020—for those surviving the death of a loved one.
The 13-week faith-based ministry, GriefShare, is a Christian support group and seminar program produced by Church Initiative. Used by 15,000 congregations globally, it leads those grieving through weekly sessions that provide comfort, answers to their questions, and hope on their grief recovery journey.
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All Faith Community Nurses/Parish Nurses are invited to a Zoom Meet & Greet hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Parish Nurse Association (ELPNA). View PDF flyer.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 4:00pm PT & MST, Happy Hour! RSVP for an email Zoom link to glusenkamp@augustanadenver.org.
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Lutheran Disaster Response is actively engaged with Lutheran Social Services of Southern California and three California synods (Pacifica, Sierra Pacific, and Southwest California) to assess the situation and need of affected communities. We expect immediate needs to be food and other supplies, as well as emotional and spiritual care for those impacted by the wildfires.
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