Stories about the ways in which the mission and ministries of the ELCA and its partner churches are lived out.
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) and Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) have launched the “Bridging Together” initiative to restore connectivity in hurricane-affected regions of western North Carolina. The…
Young-adult and disability advocate John Christensen has been part of the ELCA for longer than he can remember—both his parents are Lutheran pastors. Yet he keeps finding new ways to…
Nuestro Casa para Todos—which means “Our House for All”—is a new ELCA ministry serving students and neighbors of the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. In March 2023, Nuestro…
When Jamil Zoughbi and Claudine Faltas answered God’s call, they never imagined the twists and turns their journey would take. Their lives in Bethlehem and Jerusalem weren’t that different from…
Helicopters crashing onto your hotel roof. Speedboat rides for hours on the open sea. A village welcome party wielding spears. A bridge washed away, leaving no access to the airport….
This year the ELCA has been celebrating how ELCA World Hunger came to be and the thousands of donors who have and continue to make its work possible. Since 1974,…
Editor’s note: This perspective by Sarah V. Hershberger of Grace Lutheran Church, Shamokin, Pa., is adapted from “Port Call,” the fall 2024 newsletter of Seafarers International House. Seafarers International House…
For 50 years we have joined together as Lutherans to address the root causes of hunger and poverty around the world through ELCA World Hunger. Part of our church’s long…
As war rages in the Holy Land and Ukraine, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) continues to accompany the ELCA’s companions in their humanitarian response. With the humanitarian crisis deepening in the…
For 50 years we have joined together as Lutherans to address the root causes of hunger and poverty around the world through ELCA World Hunger. As we reflect on our…
What does a team do when they cannot meet in person because the work spans the globe? If you are part of the Service and Justice home area of the…
At the end of Christendom, the church is in crisis. The conditions that allowed the growth of the church until the 1960s have collapsed. While nostalgia for that era continues,…
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