On Sept. 18, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton issued a statement in response to “the very disturbing account of human rights violations against immigrant women in custody in the privately…
On Aug. 10, a derecho—a powerful line of thunderstorms with severe winds—swept through the Midwest, with wind speeds reaching as high as 126 mph in Iowa. In Cedar Rapids, nearly…
Laura Barbins, Mentor, Ohio, was elected Sept. 12 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during an online…
On Sunday, Sept. 13, the ELCA will observe “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, ELCA members will mark the annual day of service…
In the wake of this summer’s racial justice events—the protests that followed the killing of George Floyd, the fifth anniversary of the Emanuel Nine shooting, the increasingly widespread recognition of…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a Labor Day message on the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic “has revealed the heroics and faithfulness of the many we now know…
Amy Odgren, Walker, Minn., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during an online…
With the start of the school year for colleges and universities throughout the nation comes the new faces that will be arriving on campus, virtually or otherwise. Some of those…
Joy Mortensen-Wiebe, Kewaskum, Wis., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA South-Central Synod of Wisconsin. The election took place during an online synod…
Like so many other ministry concerns of the ELCA, care for creation has been dealt a blow by COVID-19. Images of clearing skies over the world’s cities have awakened people…
Tessa Moon Leiseth, Moorhead, Minn., was elected Aug. 16 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…
Brandon and Sarah Bowers run Bowers Farm in Pomaria, S.C., on land that has been in his family since 1938. Though it’s surrounded by a farming community, Bowers Farm stands…
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