Yehiel Curry was elected July 30 to serve a six-year term as presiding bishop of the ELCA. The election took place during the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly being held July…
The 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly continued July 29 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Day two included the second and third plenary sessions and a morning prayer service at which Nelson…
The 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly officially opened July 28 at the Phoenix Convention Center, meeting through Aug. 2. Day one consisted of a worship service of Holy Communion and the first plenary…
A “holy experiment” has blossomed into a full-fledged program at First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, Wis., where youth and adults find value in Faith Webs—a community builder and “community raiser.”…
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa Principal gifts officer, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. St. Peter has a long history with my wife’s family. Her parents grew up in Greene, and…
Shauna Hannan was named president of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), effective July 1. “Dr. Hannan brings a rare combination of pastoral wisdom, academic distinction and visionary…
Having served as director for evangelical mission and assistant to the bishop in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod since 2017, Melissa L. Stoller sees the Spirit calling the church to reimagine…
Elected bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod on May 20, Julie E. Schneider-Thomas credits the small congregations she has served for her appreciation of resourcefulness and her reliance on…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a video message about the recent IRS ruling that suggests the agency may interpret the Johnson Amendment of 1954 in…
Series editor’s note: In 2025, “Deeper understandings” is focusing on the ELCA social statements. We hope to reintroduce them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians…
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on yesterday’s Israeli military strike on Holy Family Church in Gaza City, which killed three people and injured…
At Messiah Lutheran Church in Ashtabula, Ohio, where I grew up, there was a drinking fountain. It was old. It was ordinary. It barely worked. But just after midnight on…
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