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…
When Elizabeth Platz entered seminary nearly six decades ago, things were different in the Lutheran church—and the world. Platz earned acceptance into several schools, one of which admitted that it…
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
In response to the Sept. 23 grand jury decision in Louisville, Ky., ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod Bishop William Gafkjen have offered a word of prayer and…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…
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