Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message regarding the current situation in Ukraine. “I watch with grave concern as tensions continue between Russia and…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. “Eighty years ago, on a beautiful Sunday morning, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter regarding the verdicts concerning the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. “In response to the verdicts in the trial…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter regarding teenager Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal Friday of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges. The ELCA’s…
In an Oct. 16 decision, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP) allowed women to be ordained as pastors. Forty-five members of the church’s synod voted in…
In Worcester, Mass., the secondhand goods sold at Emanuel’s Closet represent the first step of a reinvigorated congregation looking for new ways to serve. “Jesus told us we have a…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter regarding the actions of the Reformed Church in America’s (RCA) Oct. 14-19 General Synod meeting in Tuscon,…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued the following pastoral message in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the case Fulton v. The City of…
The ELCA hosted a virtual candidacy summit March 12 and 18 for candidacy committee members, synod staff and seminary partners. More than 400 people participated in the training event, which…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral word on the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer charged with the killing…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
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