William J. Gohl Jr. was reelected May 12 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on the U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion on abortion. “The people of this church and this…
Erik Gronberg, Fort Worth, Texas, was reelected April 29 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has published an open letter to the Muslim community on Eid al-Fitr. “On this blessed occasion, I write to share ‘A Declaration of…
The ELCA will observe its 35th anniversary on April 30. On this date in 1987, the ELCA constitution was adopted during the opening session of the Constituting Convention in Columbus, Ohio….
The 1619 Project has proved a hot topic since its introduction in August 2019. A collection of long-form journalistic essays by writers from the New York Times, the 1619 Project’s…
Lectionary for April 17, 2022 Easter Sunday Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; Luke 24:1-12 It’s been a tough year since last Easter, right? After two years of…
The Church Council of the ELCA met March 31–April 2. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety of matters before this church….
The ELCA has announced that the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering will be held in New Orleans, July 16-20. The Gathering pre-events—the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE) and the tAble, the…
As of March 27, the United Nations estimates that 275,439 Ukrainian refugees have crossed the border into Slovakia. Drahus Oslik knows that border well. A pastor of Evangelical Lutheran in…
On Feb. 24, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, initiating a humanitarian crisis. Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) is accompanying ELCA companion churches and ecumenical partners in their efforts to provide support, supplies…
Andrea Talentino never expected to find herself living in the Midwest. An educator with deep ties to, and a long history of serving at, East Coast institutions, she nevertheless felt…
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