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Moved by the Spirit in the midst of strife

More than 7 million people in South Sudan need humanitarian assistance as a result of drought and renewed violence. According to UNICEF, famine was recently declared in the north-central part of the…

ELCA presiding bishop issues International Women’s Day letter
Theology & Beliefs

ELCA presiding bishop issues International Women’s Day letter

Editor’s note: In observance of International Women’s Day, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued the following pastoral letter. Dear…

ELCA presiding bishop signs ecumenical declaration supporting refugees
Faith in Action

ELCA presiding bishop signs ecumenical declaration supporting refugees

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton has added her signature to a national ecumenical declaration in support of refugees. The statement, issued by Church World Service and the National Council…

ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community
Faith in Action

ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a letter in response to recent attacks and…

Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize
Faith in Action

Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is pleased to announce that on Feb. 20 the Right Rev. Dr. Bishop Munib Younan was named the 34th…

January 2017 news
Faith in Action

January 2017 news

Celebrating the global church in 2017 Adama Faye, pastor and vice president of the Lutheran Church of Senegal, delivers communion to worshipers in Dakar, Senegal. The church in Senegal receives…