Editor’s note: “There are no young people here” is a common refrain as some worry about the future of the church. But young adults are indeed active across the ELCA…
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…
Next month, voting members will convene Aug. 5-10 for the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. This will be the 15th gathering of the assembly, the…
In 2016, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly made an unprecedented commitment to becoming a more authentically diverse church. Over the last three years, congregations, synods and the churchwide organization have been…
Among the first to respond to a disaster and the last to leave the site, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) has a reputation for serving communities even when other agencies have…
In 30 years the nation’s increased racial and ethnic diversity hasn’t changed ELCA demographics, according to statistics. Since the 1980s, the U.S. Census Bureau shows the total number of African-American,…
“I’m a Lutheran” is a monthly profile featuring ELCA members around the world. The profiles showcase ELCA members in all their diversity, connecting one another through individual faith stories as…
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:…
Top-notch preaching most attracts people That’s the conclusion of a Pew Research Center study, released in August, that asked 5,000 people about their search for a new church or other…
Bill Horne of Clearwater, Fla., was elected to a six-year term as vice president of the ELCA at the 2016 Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans. His term will begin in…
Eaton challenges church with emerging priorities In her report to the Churchwide Assembly, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton looked ahead to the next three years. She challenged the church to consider…
As the Grace Gathering opened in New Orleans, participants sang “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” with guitar and fiddle music accompanying the traditional Easter hymn with a rapid beat…
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