Justin Grimm elected bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod
Mission & Ministry

Justin Grimm elected bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod

Justin Grimm, St. Paul, Minn., was elected May 16 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…

Joy Mortensen-Wiebe reelected bishop of South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
Mission & Ministry

Joy Mortensen-Wiebe reelected bishop of South-Central Synod of Wisconsin

Joy Mortensen-Wiebe, Madison, Wis., was reelected May 16 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Amy Current reelected bishop of Southeastern Iowa Synod
Mission & Ministry

Amy Current reelected bishop of Southeastern Iowa Synod

Amy Current, Mount Vernon, Iowa, was reelected May 15 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…

Flexible and grounded
Living Faithfully

Flexible and grounded

If you happen to walk through the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) campus on a Tuesday evening, you might see a long line of students snaking around the…

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…