Nearly 200 people gathered on the lawn of Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha in order to confess, pray and lament the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
ELCA presiding Bishop Eaton, Bishop Paul Erickson, and Bishop David Grant, President of Rainbow PUSH, were among the speakers.
Read MorePlease join Other+Wise for the second of three Indigenous-centered Zoom workshops with founder and director, Vance Blackfox. There are countless challenges facing Indian Country today, and Native-serving organizations are constantly working to keep up with the frontline Indigenous leaders, activists, and movements that are responding to these challenges.
For more details, view this PDF flyer or read more on this post. Click to register for these 7pm CDT workshops: Movements in Indian Country, 9/16/2020; Indigenous Thought and Theology, 10/14/2020.
Read MoreBill Ledford with Lutheran Engagement & Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) shares some clear procedures and facts about voting in Nevada this year.
The second Special Session of the Nevada Legislature passed AB 4, and there’s a lot of confusion about it. Here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreAs we approach the ELCA’s "God's work. Our hands." Sunday, we remember this video, showing how ecoAmerica's Blessed Tomorrow program and the ELCA are partnering to empower climate action and advocacy and advance climate solutions.
Read MorePastor Gary McCluskey provides us an update on a season of Lutheran Campus Ministry unlike any other.
Read MoreThe Rev. Amy Odgren, Walker, Minn., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod.
The bishop-elect has served as assistant to the bishop and director for evangelical mission in the Northeastern Minnesota Synod since 2016.
Read MoreCalifornia Lutheran University organist Adan Alejandro Fernandez will showcase the 2,109-pipe Borg Petersen Memorial Organ in the first event of a Bach Organ Recital Series, featuring the music of Bach, Buxtehude and more.
September 9, 2020, 12:30pm, at callutheran.edu/college-arts-sciences/music/. Scroll down for the video link.
Read MoreThe Rev. Joy Mortensen-Wiebe, Kewaskum, Wis., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Read MoreIn their August newsletter, Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) bids farewell to Marisa Cervantes, who has been with LSSN for almost ten years and helped launch many of their cornerstone projects.
Read MoreEach year the Grand Canyon Synod offers grant funds for new and renewing ministries, and other ministry outreach projects. Through the generosity of congregations and others, the total amount available for funding is approximately $100,000.
Priority funding this year will be given to projects that seek to mitigate the effects of the current pandemic. Please submit applications by October 23, 2020. More info at gcsynod.org/grants.
Read MorePlease join us for another open conversation about race, Tuesday, 9/8/2020, 6:30–7:45pm. These conversations are a safe and thoughtful space where you and others in the synod can wrestle with questions and talk with each other. Learn more at gcsynod.org/open-talks.
Please register in advance for this Zoom meeting here: bit.ly/gcs-98.
Videos and articles to review (on Youtube or embedded further in this post): 12 News Being Black in the Valley, A Time for Burning, You Can't Live There: A Long Struggle For Black Rights In Las Vegas, or Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA? Please pick one and be ready to share your impressions.
Read MorePhoenix Fusion is in the midst of four sessions on advocacy, which can be seen as a series or on their own, Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Hosted by Pastor Sarah Stadler and friends, you can find more info and Zoom links on their Facebook event page.
8/27/2020 6:30 pm: What is LAMA (Lutheran Advocacy Ministry of Arizona), and how can we participate in it?
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.
Read MoreRick Steves, guidebook author and travel TV host; the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA); and the Rev. Shelley Bryan Wee, bishop of the ELCA Northwest Washington Synod, invite you to an online benefit — the first of its kind — for ELCA World Hunger. Our goal is to raise $250,000 to confront hunger in the time of COVID-19.
Thursday, Sept. 24, 5 pm MST (7pm Central) on Zoom. Register here.
Read MoreLutheran 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.
Read MorePacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) celebrates Founders' Day via a Zoom webinar, “Climate Justice, Racial Justice, and Divestment: The Call of the Church.” Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020 at 9:00 am. Register here, and find full info on plts.edu.
Our moment in time is pivotal. Movements around the globe are aligning for powerful action toward climate, justice, holding racial justice at the heart of the struggle to protect Earth's fragile climate. Bill McKibben is recognized around the globe as a foremost leader in that struggle.
Read MoreCalifornia Lutheran University’s Fifty and Better (FAB) program offers university level courses and interactive seminars (all with no tests and no homework) to individuals 50 years of age and older, online via Zoom.
Their next session is September 8-October 20, 2020. Registration closes 9/2/2020.
Read MoreELCA Advocacy gives us a U.N. and state edition of updates, featuring: U.N. | California | Colorado | Minnesota | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin.
We also get an Advocacy Connections update with information on COVID-19 stimulus package | HUD Housing Rules | International Intersections | Environment Conservation Bill Signed | DACA Memorandum.
Read MoreAMMPARO (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities) shares a comprehensive infographic summarizing the history of U.S. immigration from designer Kathleen Kowal.
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