The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly officially opened Aug. 9 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, meeting through Aug. 12. Day one consisted of plenary sessions one and two, an apology to Iglesia Luterana Santa María Peregrina, Stockton, Calif., and a service of word and prayer. Read full proceedings in this post.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreView the Holy Communion service on Tuesday, 8/9/2022, at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreView Plenary Session 2, held Tuesday afternoon, August 9, 2022, at the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreView Plenary Session 1, held Tuesday morning, August 9, 2022, at the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreWe remember the legacy of William "Bill" Horne II, vice president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), in this video shown at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreView the apology to Iglesia Santa María Peregrina at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreView the full Holy Communion service at the opening of the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreTotal Inclusion was launched in 2020 after some lead up work by the ELCA and Lutheran Outdoor Ministries (LOM). The goal of Total Inclusion is to enrich the lives of youth from traditionally marginalized groups by creating a welcoming and safe experience for them at ELCA affiliated camps.
Read MoreELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton preaches at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreThis new resource from ELCA World Hunger will help you get started in learning about homelessness and affordable housing, advocating on issues connected to homelessness and affordable housing, and even building affordable housing!
Read MoreTo help you plan for "God's work. Our hands." Sunday, we invite you to visit ELCA.org/DayofService for resources including: a new invitational video, 2022 planning tool kit, 2022 worship resource, Service in the Time of COVID-19, posters, postcards and social media graphics, Spanish-language resources, special hymn text, music and recording.
Read MoreIn this post we share the 2022 Churchwide Assembly listening event for “civics and faith” social statement.
Read MoreELCA Coaching’s ongoing series mixes things up a bit on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 11am MST/PDT, 12PM MDT. They will focus on the theme for Churchwide Assembly (August 8-12): Embody the Word. This also happens to be one of the centering Scriptures for ELCA's Coaching Ministry from Luke 24, the road to Emmaus and how Jesus embodies a coaching posture.
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For communities in eastern Kentucky impacted by flooding…
For communities in the western United States experiencing expanding wildfires…
For collective engagement in the ELCA’s Truth-Seeking and Truth-Telling Initiative
For those who are experiencing insomnia…
For students, teachers, and school workers preparing for the start of the academic year…
For those who are gathering for the Churchwide Assembly…
In this post we share the 2022 Churchwide Assembly General Session on Memorials.
Read MoreThe 2022 Churchwide Assembly hearings will be held by Zoom webinar during the week prior to the Churchwide Assembly. Hearings are nonlegislative sessions to hear certain proposals scheduled for assembly action or information sessions at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly.
Read MoreYou’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. At this assembly, a live stream of worship also will be provided. View PDF of schedule on ELCA.org.
Read MoreWe share a video from Denise Rector, part of the pre-events of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly 2022.
In preparation for the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, ELCA members are encouraged to participate in a series of online Bible studies that will explore the assembly theme, "Embody the Word," from Luke 24.
Read MoreThe 2022 Churchwide Assembly of the ELCA will honor and celebrate Indigenous people through presentations and worship during this weeklong event.
In addition to opening with a land acknowledgment, on Wednesday, 8/10/2022: participants are invited to wear red recognize and publicize the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo will be remembered; Holy Communion will utilize words and music from Native American sources; and the offering will support the Pine Ridge Reservation initiative.
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