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ELCA unveils new design for future of church
This week, the ELCA unveiled a new design for the future of the church meant to ensure the answering of God’s call to invite more into the way of Jesus….
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ELCA joins faith communities in calling for day of mourning for Hagia Sophia
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has called on the church to join with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and faith communities around the world for a day…
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ELCA joins partners in call to maintain Hagia Sophia as unifying heritage site
On July 10, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey announced his decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from its long-term status as a museum to a mosque. Today…
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ELCA presiding bishop responds to Supreme Court decision on DACA program
In a June 18 pastoral letter, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton addressed the Supreme Court’s decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “Today I rejoice in the…
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ELCA presiding bishop praises Supreme Court decision on LGBTQIA+ rights
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 15 ruling that employment discrimination on the basis of a worker’s sexual orientation or…
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Minneapolis congregations serve neighbors, work toward racial justice
Two Minneapolis congregations, Calvary Lutheran and Holy Trinity Lutheran, were in the epicenter of protests and social unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by police on May 25….
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ELCA presiding bishop responds to annexation statement
In a June 9 pastoral letter, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton wrote to Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, responding to…
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ELCA holds Emanuel Nine Commemoration
June 17 marks the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., where nine people of African descent were killed by a white…
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What emoji is climbing the charts?
Why are we using more emojis—particularly, the “folded hands” or “prayer hands” emoji—during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: The good news of the kingdom
Lectionary blog for June 14, 2020 Second Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 19:2-8; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 Sometimes, amid particularly busy periods of work, I tend to lose focus…
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ELCA presiding bishop issues statement, “This is the Day”
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement, “This is the Day,” addressing racism, COVID-19 and the recent protests and violence in the U.S. “We are a nation in distress….
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ELCA presiding bishop calls on church to observe national day of mourning
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has called on the church to join with faith communities across the United States in lament and remembrance, and on our elected leaders to observe Monday,…
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