Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement in response to the Trump administration’s extension of the travel ban to the United States from seven majority Muslim countries to 13….
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a response to President Trump’s announced “Peace to Prosperity” document. The plan would “bring greater insecurity for Israelis and Palestinians instead of peace,” the…
A few years ago, members of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, Calif., began passing out sandwiches to food-insecure people at a nearby park. That small effort to address the…
Recently, it was my son’s baptismal anniversary. As a pastor, you may expect that we light the baptismal candle every year and make a big deal of marking this occasion….
Herbert W. Chilstrom, 88, the first presiding bishop of the ELCA, died Jan. 19 at his home in Green Valley, Ariz. He was born in Litchfield, Minn., on Oct. 18,…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a issued a pastoral message on ELCA Presiding Bishop Emeritus Herbert W. Chilstrom, who died at home early this morning. “Bishop Chilstrom was the…
Editor’s note: At its June 2019 meeting, the ELCA Church Council adopted a “Declaration of the ELCA to People of African Descent.” At the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, leaders from…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a issued a pastoral message on the current conflict between the United States and Iran. “Our country and Iran need urgently to find ways…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a pastoral letter on news about the United Methodist Church, a full-communion partner of the ELCA. “Last week, in a flurry of misleading headlines,…
Dave Greenlund has a reputation in Lauderdale, Minn., a little town surrounded by Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville and Falcon Heights. He didn’t think he would get a reputation. He just…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has responded to recent acts of anti-Semitic violence in the New York City Metropolitan area. “Today is the last day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of…
Editor’s note: Every Christmas, many ELCA congregations share the spirit of the holiday by hosting and serving community Christmas dinners. The stories below were submitted by congregations that have long-standing…
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