Stories about the ways in which the mission and ministries of the ELCA and its partner churches are lived out.
After the closure of St. James Evangelical Lutheran in Coral Gables, Fla., the Florida-Bahamas Synod found itself with nearly $10 million from the sale of the congregation’s property. Without skipping…
In the world’s northernmost settlement of Longyearbyen, Norway, in the Svalbard archipelago, Siv Limstrand serves as pastor of Svalbard Church—a congregation in the Church of Norway, a Lutheran World Federation…
An ELCA school is working to strengthen its ties to a local Indigenous community in an effort to find healing by building relationships. In January and February, California Lutheran University…
Described by Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton as “gems of this church,” the ELCA’s 26 colleges and universities have deep roots in the Christian tradition. These schools, with combined enrollment of…
Elena Cedillo, Chad Rimmer and Phoebe Morad greeted each student as they joined the Zoom conference. The students, representing 10 countries and ranging in age from 21 to 70, had…
In his valedictorian speech at Goldsboro (N.C.) High School, Michael Cruz told fellow foster children they were blessed with a life of greater purpose. “I have dedicated my life to…
Church cemeteries can be fertile fields for murky ownership and upkeep issues, but retired North Dakota attorney Murray Sagsveen is doing all he can to ensure that hallowed ground receives…
At the turn of the 20th century, the role of women—in not only the church but also the world—looked very different from the way it does today. Most women stayed…
Cambodia is known as the “Kingdom of Wonder.” Part of this reputation comes from its many juxtapositions: it’s exhilarating and devastating, beautiful and challenging, poor and thriving. Visitors encounter the…
During a recent young couples’ workshop in the Palestinian city of Jericho, held by the women’s desk of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), Ashraf…
When Ingrid Rasmussen became a pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran nine years ago, the Minneapolis congregation had already invested in its future with a specific endowment fund through the ELCA…
Kurt Parks enjoyed spending time outside last summer, working the garden at the Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center (FCCC) in Milwaukee as he finished out his prison sentence at the…
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