Rahel Mwitula Williams appointed ELCA executive director for Innovation
Mission & Ministry

Rahel Mwitula Williams appointed ELCA executive director for Innovation

Rahel Mwitula Williams has been appointed executive director for the Innovation unit of the ELCA. Mwitula Williams has served as the ELCA’s interim executive director for Innovation and its director…

ELCA receives Lilly Endowment grant to strengthen Lutheran Disaster Response
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ELCA receives Lilly Endowment grant to strengthen Lutheran Disaster Response

The ELCA has received a $1.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative Hope After the Storm: Capacity Building for Faith-Based Disaster Relief Organizations. The grant will enable…

Bishop Curry issues first monthly message
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Bishop Curry issues first monthly message

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his first entry in a new series of monthly messages. Each message will share a pastoral word, rooted in Scripture, that…

Bishop Curry responds to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
From The Presiding Bishop, Mission & Ministry

Bishop Curry responds to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement about the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier this week. “In a place devoted to…

Justin Grimm elected bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…