Messages and reflections from the ELCA presiding bishop for guidance and inspiration.
I often hear this phrase when I’m visiting congregations or sitting in meetings: “We are an Easter church.” I like that idea and the reasoning behind it. Who wouldn’t want…
In his Easter message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry says that even though we consider ourselves to be an Easter church, we must remember that we are also a Lenten…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message for International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31. The day marks “a time dedicated to celebrating the lives,…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on gender-based violence. “It is hard to avoid the crushing news of the headlines and what they mean…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on the unfolding U.S.-Iran war. “In our Lenten journey, we are reminded of our dependence on God, and we…
In a Feb. 9 letter to the U.S. Congress, ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry, along with other faith leaders, shared requests as Congress faces a Feb. 13 deadline to determine…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, and the synod bishops from Minnesota offer a joint pastoral video message addressing immigration activity. The bishops acknowledge the uncertainty being experienced by…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer and Henrik Stubkjær, bishop of Viborg in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, have issued a joint…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement about the Jan. 7 shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal officer. “Alongside our siblings in Christ in…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement about the Jan. 3, 2026, U.S. military action in Venezuela. “I believe that this Sunday’s celebration of Jesus’ baptism,…
I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? (Isaiah 43:19). What does it mean to wait with hope? The upcoming months…
December 14, 2025 As students prepared for finals yesterday at Brown University, they found themselves a part of the ever-increasing epidemic of gun violence in the U.S. and globally. We…
December 14, 2025 Many of us awoke today to the horrific news of yet another deadly attack on the Jewish community, gathered for a Menorah lighting ceremony marking the beginning…
In his Christmas message to the church, Bishop Curry delivers a children’s sermon, describing the night when Jesus was born. “One silent night, far away in a town called Bethlehem,…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on living in troubled times. “When I was installed as your presiding bishop, the preacher proclaimed that in…
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