Stories about the ways in which the mission and ministries of the ELCA and its partner churches are lived out.
Cesar’s model town was designed to keep oil, grease and other toxins from polluting the local river. Sponges, cotton balls and other absorbent materials dotted the cardboard-and-aluminum foil town, built…
The year was 1969 and Larry Fair remembers being dropped off with three siblings at his new home, The Wartburg, a Lutheran ministry in Mount Vernon, N.Y., in the suburbs…
Sunday school classes in Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR) are bursting at the seams. As many as 150 students turn up each week in the 500 congregations of…
It’s summer in Chicago, and the air is thick and balmy. In the Albany Park neighborhood, rows of lush, green plants—daikon, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots—bask in the heat. Hasta Bhattarai, who…
For many young adults, the arrival of August signifies the start of the college journey, a time to pack bags, leave home (maybe) and study independently among thousands of other…
The Padhar Hospital in the state of Madhya Pradesh, central India, serves all patients—regardless of caste or creed. Owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh, the mission hospital…
If you think the fabled Holden Village looked good then, wait until you see it when it reopens in November. Nine members of Bethany Lutheran Church of Bainbridge Island became “Forerunners” at…
While deployed as a Marine in Iraq in 2005, Nathan Huffman received a visit from a chaplain that would ultimately change his life. “He came to me and he asked…
Judges 7 is the story of Gideon’s small army overcoming numerical odds to defeat the Midianites. It is at the center of this victory that God’s presence is made known….
In places of Washington, D.C., where tourists rarely visit, a quiet epidemic is raging. At least 3 percent of residents—more than 20,000 people—suffer from HIV and AIDS. According to The…
For those serving the ELCA as a diaconal minister, deaconess or associate in ministry, names—specifically name changes—have been a hot topic for nearly a decade. After discussion and deliberation, the…
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