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Rare New Testament manuscript returned to Greek Orthodox Church

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, participated in a ceremony Nov. 15 at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) at which the seminary returned a rare…

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Eaton issues statement on Standing Rock

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton has issued the following statement on Standing Rock: When we come together for worship, we often begin with confession and forgiveness using these words:…

Lutherans and Catholics gather in Lund, Sweden
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Lutherans and Catholics gather in Lund, Sweden

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joined Lutheran and Catholic leaders for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation Oct. 31 in Lund, Sweden. Pope Francis; Munib Younan, bishop of the…

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Medical marijuana and the church

Shawn Berkebile, at first glance, is exactly what one might expect as a central Pennsylvania Lutheran pastor. He’s a mild-mannered guy with glasses who serves a beautiful small-town congregation, the kind with a cemetery…

October 2016 news
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October 2016 news

Top-notch preaching most attracts people That’s the conclusion of a Pew Research Center study, released in August, that asked 5,000 people about their search for a new church or other…

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Presiding Bishop calls on members to speak out against domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton urges members to speak out against the sin of domestic violence.    

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ELCA, Luther on advocacy

Luther and Reformation leaders on advocacy The Forgotten Luther: Reclaiming the Social-Economic Dimension of the Reformation, edited by Carter Lindberg and Paul Wee (Lutheran University Press, 2016) Chapters in this…

Witness as a whole church
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Witness as a whole church

ELCA Advocacy works to connect ELCA members with advocacy initiatives and to provide opportunities for them to give voice to their faith through these initiatives. One such opportunity is the…

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Advocacy as witness

In Washington, D.C., Patricia Kisare, ELCA program director for international policy advocacy, meets with members of Congress to present the church’s concerns about foreign aid and U.S. food programs in…