During the day, people come and go, visiting the offices of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church behind the safe house. By 10 p.m., the high, metal gate is closed, battening down…
Series editor’s note: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and other leaders have invited our whole church into a conversation about future visions, directions and priorities for our work in the years…
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…
The ELCA is on pace to experience a major shortfall in full-time clergy. Parish pastors are retiring in record numbers, according to current data and projections from ELCA Research and…
The following is a statement from Linda Hartke, LIRS President and CEO, regarding Texas decision to withdraw from federal refugee resettlement program. BALTIMORE, MD — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)…
Since leaving the mountain highway, I’d become very anxious. A girls’ weekend in Truckee, Calif., had included a day trip to my college roommate’s ranch in the Sierras. Sitting in…
CHICAGO (Sept. 21, 2016) – The board of directors of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities has issued a statement condemning hate threats made against Bethany College in Lindsborg,…
CHICAGO (Sept. 20, 2016) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has joined faith-based groups and other organizations in endorsing standards of conduct for the upcoming U.S. presidential debates….
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…
A young news reporter was crowned the “Queen of Selfies.” She had 16 million Instagram followers who loved nothing more than to see the scenes she captured. Her beautiful face…
On Sunday, Sept. 11, thousands of Lutherans came together to put their faith in action as part of “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, the ELCA’s annual dedicated day of service. The…
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