Stories about the ways in which the mission and ministries of the ELCA and its partner churches are lived out.
When a torrential rainstorm hit the U.N. Climate Negotiations pavilion in Belém, Brazil, last November, one reporter joked that the scene of flooding and pelting rain was “like the apocalyptic…
The ELCA has received a significant grant for ongoing support of Total Inclusion! Widening the Welcome at ELCA Outdoor Ministries. The program, a collaboration of the ELCA churchwide organization and…
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has released a message for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. “This Easter Sunday, we celebrated the good news by proclaiming ‘Alleluia!’ for the…
Editor’s note: April is Financial Literacy Month. In this article, Portico Benefit Services reminds us that it’s a good time to take one faithful step forward, even when the path…
Quilted Anglican banners of climate martyrs killed defending the Amazon are carried during the People’s Climate March and worship service. Barbara Rossing speaks on a panel at the U.N. Climate…
Craig Schweitzer has been appointed to a four-year, renewable term as executive director for the Christian Community and Leadership unit of the ELCA. Schweitzer has served as bishop of the…
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,…
Women of the ELCA will host its 2026 Triennial Gathering in Des Moines, Iowa, July 16-19, celebrating the theme “I Am Worthy,” based on Psalm 139:14—“I am fearfully and wonderfully…
Dan Michel was working diligently with his team on a new feature for ELCA.org: a guided exploration tool that would provide a more interactive search experience for those looking to…
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…
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met March 3-7 at the Eaglewood Resort and Conference Center in Itasca, Ill. The conference is an advisory body of the ELCA that…
Growing up at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Greensboro, N.C., Lucille “CeCee” Mills, ELCA secretary, saw lay leadership as an opportunity for everyone to have their voice heard in…
Congregation leaders suspect a child is being mistreated in her home but aren’t sure what to do, so they remain silent. A child is sexually assaulted by an adult who…
The ELCA set sail into the 2020s on the winds of a fresh priority announced by then-presiding bishop Elizabeth Eaton: to become an “innovation denomination.” Two months into the first…
As we approach another election season, how do faith and democracy intersect? Listening, in an engaged hopefulness, rooted in Christ’s hope and promise, is important to shaping the moment. At…
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