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…
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:…
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…
ELCA Fund for Leaders honors scholars The 2016-17 class of ELCA Fund for Leaders scholarship recipients were honored at the program’s annual banquet on Sept. 30 in Chicago. Fund for…
Hurricane Matthew, which hit two weeks ago, has left 1.4 million Haitians in need of assistance, according to the United Nations. After the devastating destruction, the need for basic necessities—clean…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton urges members to speak out against the sin of domestic violence.
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…
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, causing massive destruction. It then moved on to hit Cuba and Jamaica with heavy rain and dangerous winds and is making…
Heavy rainfall this week in Northeastern Iowa caused extreme flooding that threatened the safety of residents. Lutheran Services in Iowa and the three ELCA Iowa synods have organized a statewide Lutheran Disaster…
The ELCA is on pace to experience a major shortfall in full-time clergy. Parish pastors are retiring in record numbers, according to current data and projections from ELCA Research and…
The following is a statement from Linda Hartke, LIRS President and CEO, regarding Texas decision to withdraw from federal refugee resettlement program. BALTIMORE, MD — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)…
CHICAGO (Sept. 21, 2016) – The board of directors of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities has issued a statement condemning hate threats made against Bethany College in Lindsborg,…
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