Taryn Montgomery elected bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Mission & Ministry

Taryn Montgomery elected bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod

Taryn Montgomery, Duluth, Minn., was elected April 25 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…

Creation care film series features ELCA faith leaders
Voices of Faith

Creation care film series features ELCA faith leaders

Four leaders from ministries across the ELCA share how their faith journeys intersect with their commitment to creation care in the seven-part short film series “Caring for the Earth: Stories…

ELCA Church Council elects executive for administration
Mission & Ministry

ELCA Church Council elects executive for administration

The ELCA Church Council met electronically on April 16. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety of matters. In his report to…

Rachel Wind elected ELCA executive for administration
Mission & Ministry

Rachel Wind elected ELCA executive for administration

The ELCA Church Council has elected Rachel Wind as the ELCA churchwide organization’s executive for administration, a position whose term coincides with that of the presiding bishop. Wind has served…

ELCA awarded grant for Total Inclusion! project
Mission & Ministry

ELCA awarded grant for Total Inclusion! project

The ELCA has received a significant grant for ongoing support of Total Inclusion! Widening the Welcome at ELCA Outdoor Ministries. The program, a collaboration of the ELCA churchwide organization and…

Bishop Curry issues message for Child Abuse Prevention Month
From The Presiding Bishop, Mission & Ministry

Bishop Curry issues message for Child Abuse Prevention Month

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has released a message for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. “This Easter Sunday, we celebrated the good news by proclaiming ‘Alleluia!’ for the…

Craig Schweitzer appointed executive director, ELCA Christian Community and Leadership
Mission & Ministry

Craig Schweitzer appointed executive director, ELCA Christian Community and Leadership

Craig Schweitzer has been appointed to a four-year, renewable term as executive director for the Christian Community and Leadership unit of the ELCA. Schweitzer has served as bishop of the…

“We are worthy by God’s love”
Mission & Ministry

“We are worthy by God’s love”

Women of the ELCA will host its 2026 Triennial Gathering in Des Moines, Iowa, July 16-19, celebrating the theme “I Am Worthy,” based on Psalm 139:14—“I am fearfully and wonderfully…

Meeting people where they are
Mission & Ministry

Meeting people where they are

Dan Michel was working diligently with his team on a new feature for ELCA.org: a guided exploration tool that would provide a more interactive search experience for those looking to…

ELCA Conference of Bishops elects chair and vice chair
Mission & Ministry

ELCA Conference of Bishops elects chair and vice chair

The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met March 3-7 at the Eaglewood Resort and Conference Center in Itasca, Ill. The conference is an advisory body of the ELCA that…