In his Christmas message to the church, Bishop Curry delivers a children’s sermon, describing the night when Jesus was born. “One silent night, far away in a town called Bethlehem,…
Intersections: Justice Ministry with ELCA Partners is a short documentary presented by ELCA World Hunger. Intersections explores stories from three ELCA companion ministries in Cambodia, Mexico and Milwaukee, responding to…
Carl Trost, U.S. Navy Chaplain Commander, served as the lead chaplain for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago. The games are an international competition between active duty…
Watch highlights from the installation of Yehiel Curry as presiding bishop of the ELCA, held Oct. 4 at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Yehiel Curry begins his term as presiding bishop of the ELCA today, Oct. 1. Watch this video to learn more about him.
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a video message about the recent IRS ruling that suggests the agency may interpret the Johnson Amendment of 1954 in…
In this year’s video for synod assemblies, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on seasons of ministry in our journey of faith together. She reminds us that God continues to raise…
Russell Meyer, intentional interim pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, Fla., considers his vocation to be creating welcome for all people. St. John, a historically African American congregation…
On Juneteenth, we celebrate the end of slavery and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. But that freedom granted to all enslaved people in 1865 was short-lived. In a video…
In observance of the 10th anniversary of the tragic shooting of nine martyrs at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton calls…
May 25, 2025, marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In this video message to the church honoring Floyd, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention…
Watch Kevin J. O’Brien, professor of Christian and environmental ethics at Pacific Lutheran University, talk about the column he wrote on creation care for “Deeper understandings.” And read his…
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