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Mission & Ministry
A lesson in partnership
When ELCA staff and donors arrived in Colombia last October, they were ready to learn. This made the group stand out for one of their guides, Kaitlynne Larson, an ELCA…
Faith in Action
Where community meets hope
For single mom Rachel Gallo, the road of life had been especially bumpy. But in fall 2023, her journey led her to a life-changing destination in the form of a…
Faith in Action
The Densifier Dudes
Martin Luther likely wasn’t toting a Big Gulp when he went to hammer his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517. But if he were, and if he had…
Mission & Ministry
Planting trees as an act of faith
Phyllis Cox has long been a lover of trees, understanding their importance to the health of the planet and to people. An environmental science major in college and later an…
Faith in Action
Community connection
For nearly a century, St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church has been an integral part of the lives of many African Americans in St. Louis. Situated in a historically Black neighborhood…
Faith in Action
Playing statues
Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs” (Matthew 19:14). Statues is…
Faith in Action
Serving with courage
Lent is a season of reflection and renewal—a 40-day period in the liturgical calendar, from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, when Lutherans focus on the life and ministry of Jesus….
Faith in Action
A foundation of community in the Navajo Nation
On a Wednesday morning in Rock Point, Ariz., a golden sun rises over towering rock formations. A breeze lifts red soil, blowing it across a vast landscape dotted with sagebrush….
Mission & Ministry
Steadfast accompaniment
Two spouses living in two places—kept apart by two kinds of government ID. It may sound like Romeo and Juliet, but that was life for Rodny Said, a pastor of…
Faith in Action
Lint for Lent
This year, St. John Lutheran Church in Victor, N.Y., is preparing for its 10th Lint for Lent celebration, which aims to show what good can come from giving up “worthless”…
Faith in Action
Restoration
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…
Faith in Action
“Reimagine how we do ministry”
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…
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