Stories about the ways in which the mission and ministries of the ELCA and its partner churches are lived out.
Editor’s note: Scott Seeke is pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Livonia, Mich., where Dennis Walker is a member. The congregation has supported the Micah 6 Community with volunteers and donations since 2019. …
When Adam White became pastor of the Lutheran Center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2011, he inherited a thriving campus ministry—and a deteriorating building. “The building was originally built…
Since age 10, Patricia Vargas has felt pulled toward ministry. Growing up Catholic, she thought her only option for sharing her faith was to become a nun. Then, at 12,…
As president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Krish O’Mara Vignarajah has heard dozens of stories. But one story, connected to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, stood out—she spoke…
In spite of COVID-19, ministry continues. These words are from Evance Mphalasa, a pastor and acting general secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM). They have energized him…
Thanks to some timely financial services teamwork, thousands of employees at ELCA congregations and ministries—and the worshipers they serve—have been able to persevere amid the pandemic through the federal Paycheck…
Emily Landon understood the ramifications of COVID-19 before most people in the United States had even heard of the respiratory virus. Landon, an adult infectious disease physician and executive medical…
On Friday, Jan. 15, more than 250 employees received official notice that Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota (LSSND), financially strained by its housing affiliate, was closing after 102 years….
In ELCA congregations and other faith-based groups around the world, caregivers from Stephen Ministry, a program named for an early Christian deacon, are making one-on-one connections and fostering growth. Stephen…
Oregonians are waiting for “The Big One.” Every few hundred years, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a tectonic plate boundary off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, causes huge earthquakes. The…
Where are the young people? How will we pass on the faith to future generations? What can we do to bring youth to church? These questions can be heard in…
The morning after the 2016 presidential election, Bruce MacKenzie had a line from the “Prayer of St. Francis” running through his mind: “To be understood as to understand.” “When a…
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