Three years ago, as many congregations were rebuilding after the pandemic, things at First Lutheran in Ketchikan, Alaska, were falling apart. The first issue was the church building, which was…
When Katrina Foster first stepped inside St. John Lutheran Church in New York City, she felt a sense of awe. This towering, neo-Gothic building in Brooklyn, a marvel of the…
The first day after Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Nadiia Kharytonova watched from her window as the streets filled with people fleeing Odessa by car. At first, she didn’t want…
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) and Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) have launched the “Bridging Together” initiative to restore connectivity in hurricane-affected regions of western North Carolina. The…
Young-adult and disability advocate John Christensen has been part of the ELCA for longer than he can remember—both his parents are Lutheran pastors. Yet he keeps finding new ways to…
Nuestro Casa para Todos—which means “Our House for All”—is a new ELCA ministry serving students and neighbors of the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. In March 2023, Nuestro…
When Jamil Zoughbi and Claudine Faltas answered God’s call, they never imagined the twists and turns their journey would take. Their lives in Bethlehem and Jerusalem weren’t that different from…
Helicopters crashing onto your hotel roof. Speedboat rides for hours on the open sea. A village welcome party wielding spears. A bridge washed away, leaving no access to the airport….
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on Jan. 6, 2022. I have a bad habit of looking at my feet when I walk. I don’t often stub my toe or…
Twenty percent of the student body in the Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor, Wash., depend on the National School Lunch Program for their daily nutritional needs, which are provided…
“There’s a Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar!” “A what?” I asked. I was in another room and not sure I had heard my wife correctly. “A Lego Star Wars Advent…
This year the ELCA has been celebrating how ELCA World Hunger came to be and the thousands of donors who have and continue to make its work possible. Since 1974,…
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