Join us in a prayer of thanksgiving as our synod celebrates the installation of four pastors in the month of October.
Ever-living God, strengthen and sustain Rev. Brian Weinberger, Rev. Sandy Jones, and Rev. Ryan Hersch, that with patience and understanding they may love and care for your people. Grant that together they may follow in the way of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Read MoreLook past pop culture images to the spiritually wise Hildegard, help for our times. Read the article from Religion News Service here.
Read MoreHere was a bishop putting into words answers to the questions I had asked all my life. Read the article from Religion News Service here.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. Thomas Dunham and the people of Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church in Tucson, part of the Sunrise Conference. Visit their site at streamsinthedesert.us, and their social media pages on Facebook, YouTube.
Read MoreThe ELCA Youth Leadership Summit will be held November 4-7, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We invite any high school youth active in their church to apply here by October 1, 2021. All lodging, meals, and programming are provided by a gracious grant from the ELCA.
Questions? Contact Pr. Jacqui Pagel, Associate to the Bishop Candidacy & Faith Formation, (480) 678-4406 JPagel@gcsynod.org.
Read MorePlease be advised that the address for the Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, doing business as Portico Benefit Services, changed 9/1/5/2021, to 7700 France Ave. S., Ste. 350, Minneapolis, MN 55435-2802. Phone, fax, and emails are not changing.
Read MoreThe stories about the evacuation of American citizens and allies from Afghanistan have been heart wrenching. My feeling of helplessness drove me to discover signs of hope. As Mister Rogers invites us to do in a crisis, I felt compelled to “look for the helpers.”
Read MoreTell Congress to pass H.R. 2590. Send a message to your lawmaker through the ELCA Action Center.
Read MoreSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Month, a month where the fight to end suicide is recognized on a national platform.
Here at the Suicide Prevention Ministry, an Independent Lutheran Organization, suicide prevention is the driving force of our daily work and the focus of our call to love our neighbor, care for the sick, and carry each other’s burdens.
Read MoreRead the latest from Administration Matters, a bimonthly e-newsletter for ELCA congregational and synodical leaders about day to day operations and management in church settings.
Read MoreBishop Eaton invites us to an online benefit for ELCA World Hunger, Thursday, Oct. 14, 5:30 p.m. MST/PDT, via Zoom. Register here.
Join Bishop Eaton and Rick Steves, guidebook author and travel TV host, as they celebrate World Food Day!
Read MoreELCA Advocacy shares its September Update: UN and State Edition on the ELCA blog. Read updates shared from submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. Full list and map of sppos available.
Read MoreSome people may hope for a return to normal after the world-changing events of the last 18 months, but sociologists tell us our future will revolve around living into a "new normal."
Presented by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the 2021 Hein-Fry Book of Faith Challenge will probe this new normal.
Read More‘What does it look like to tell the Good News through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news?’ asks the Rev. Wilda Gafney. Read the article from Religion News Service.
Read MoreAfter coming out as a transgender woman more than two years ago, Vica Steel never dreamed of forging a path to church leadership. Until now.
“It’s Never Too Late” is a series from the New York Times that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. Read the article here which highlights Vica Steel, who is studying at Wartburg Theological Seminary, in Dubuque, Iowa, to become an ELCA pastor.
Read MoreOn 9/15/2021, members of Sodhi’s family, friends as well as nationally known elected leaders and people of different faiths gathered at the Chevron station in Mesa, Arizona, to memorialize Sodhi. Catholic Sister Simone Campbell revered Sodhi as a saint and a holy man “for his generosity in caring for neighbors.” Read the article from Religion News Service here.
Read MoreAfter much prayer and conversation, Gathering leadership have decided to require full COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative test result (likely 72 hours before arrival) to attend the 2022 Gathering, MYLE and the tAble.
For a list of updated Frequently Asked Questions, we encourage you to visit: elca.org/YouthGathering/COVID19.
Read MoreTom Cunniff, General Counsel with the ELCA, shares a a resource on items for congregations to consider when evaluating their relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. It can be found as a PDF on elca.org or in this post.
Read MoreThe GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY retreat will inspire you to get outside, connect with creation, laugh and play more, & follow Jesus into the world: March 13-16, 2022, at Spirit in the Desert.
Read MoreEach week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. View the slideshow here.
This week’s photo gallery includes Yom Kippur, Bishop Rohrer’s installation, the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Balbir Singh Sodhi’s memorial in Mesa, Arizona, and more.
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