Editor’s note: Please consider donating to Lutheran Disaster Response’s efforts to provide relief and support for survivors of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami on the long road to recovery. Gifts designated for “Indonesia…
Members of the ELCA Conference of Bishops have issued a statement on reports that the U.S. government is planning to discontinue financial assistance to Augusta Victoria Hospital and five other…
Life-saving medical treatments at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) owned and operated Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem have been put in jeopardy by U.S. budgetary cuts to East Jerusalem hospitals…
“Here is the wonderful news. When it looks impossible, remember most of all that Jesus has changed everything.” On the final night of the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering, a hush…
The Carr Fire. Three words that will long be remembered in parts of California as one of the worst tragedies in the state’s history. Its statistics are overwhelming: three firefighters…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement addressing the church’s call to care for creation. ELCA members join the global Christian community each Sept. 1 to Oct. 4…
Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses received…
Editor’s note: The Carr Fire burning in Northern California began on July 23, 2018. It is currently the fifth most-destructive fire in state history, with seven fatalities reported and more than…
Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses received…
Last week, more than 350 ELCA clergy and lay people sent a letter titled #MoreThanStatements to ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and the ELCA Church Council encouraging the church to…
Refugee receives Cal Lutheran scholarship A Syrian refugee will attend California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, this fall as the first recipient of a scholarship started through an alumna’s efforts. On…
Editor’s note: The following is a testimony given by ELCA pastor and professor Carmelo Santos before the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee on June 27. The hearing addressed…
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