Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem….
On Oct. 31, ELCA leaders and members gathered at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C., for a daylong program of worship and commemoration of the 500th anniversary…
Eaton preaches at Washington National Cathedral On Oct. 29, the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod sponsored a Reformation Sunday worship service, held at the Washington National Cathedral in commemoration of the…
“You’ve got a university that is very community-oriented, and they view the community as a neighbor. What Cal Lutheran wants to do is make healthy communities. They saw that this…
Those who gathered Sept. 17 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in St. Paul, Minn., experienced worship that was at once lively and solemn, sobering but hopeful, interactive while reflective….
Sam Sipes, CEO of Lutheran Services Florida, was reporting on the Hurricane Irma recovery work his organization was doing across the state when he shared a sentiment often expressed among…
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton delivered the sermon during an ecumenical prayer service Nov. 5 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart…
Lectionary blog for Nov. 12 Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 The Christian life burns brightest when one comes to an awareness of…
In his writings, Martin Luther connected our gathering for eucharist to our going out to love and serve the world. He wrote, “When you have partaken of this sacrament, therefore,…
“Here we are at the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. So what?” said ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton on Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Reformation Sunday worship service. She spent…
Twenty years of raising up leaders At the September banquet of the ELCA Fund for Leaders, 251 young adults were awarded a total of $2,111,927 in scholarships to fund their…
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is sponsoring the Reformation Sunday Worship service, held at Washington…
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