This year’s “God’s work. Our hands.” event extended to October when the four congregations of Cross Roads Lutheran Parish of the Northeastern Iowa Synod delivered meals and prayers to farmers…
In the small town of Mattawa, Wash., members of Grace Lutheran Church and Iglesias de Dios Vivo (Church of the Living God), a Pentecostal Latino congregation, gathered on Sept. 14…
Music is central to Lutheran worship. For centuries the pipe organ has been the instrument of choice to lead choirs and congregations in praising God through music. How does the…
Every night for two weeks, ELCA discipleship veteran and amateur beer maker Aaron Schmalzle had the same dream. He was in a sanctuary, but instead of pews there were long…
As the ELCA prepares to spend the next year observing the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, several ELCA congregations can celebrate their individual rich histories. Ten churches, mostly on the…
When Grace Evangelical Lutheran in Oak Ridge, Tenn., began looking for new ways to serve its congregation and community, longtime member Cleva Marrow didn’t hesitate to speak up. Marrow, who’s…
On Sunday, Sept. 11, thousands of Lutherans came together to put their faith in action as part of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, the ELCA’s annual dedicated day of service. The…
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minn., suffered a fire Feb. 18 that destroyed much of its furnishings, including the organ, piano, altar and stained-glass windows. The 110-year-old Gothic-style building and…
Like many cities, Portland, Ore., grapples with a lack of affordable housing. Members of Salt and Light Lutheran Church recently worked with the Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good (MACG),…
Four summers ago, Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C., developed an arts-based summer camp for Latino families. Intentional listening in their neighborhood connected the congregation with parents and members…
When a payday lender opened on the block of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis in 2012, members had some questions. “We noticed that more of these businesses were popping…
When Lynn Hauger Anselm, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Palmer, Alaska, attended a four-day training in community organizing conducted by Anchorage Faith & Action Congregations Together (AFACT), she…
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