Josh Ehrler, an ELCA pastor, and his congregation’s youth group recently visited a mosque and were invited to stay to attend its Friday night prayer service. “We went out of love for our neighbor,” he says, adding that they were welcomed in return out of love by their Muslim neighbors for a wonderful and educational experience. To read more, click here.
Discerning together in hope
Seventeen years ago, the 2009 Churchwide Assembly adopted the social statement “Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust,” a milestone in the church’s deliberation about sexuality. Then the 2022 Churchwide Assembly authorized…