Melissa Stoller elected bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
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Melissa Stoller elected bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod

Melissa L. Stoller, Pittsburgh, was elected on June 13 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Donna Simon elected bishop of the Central States Synod
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Donna Simon elected bishop of the Central States Synod

Donna J. Simon, Kansas City, Mo., was elected June 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Central States Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…

Stephen Herr elected bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod
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Stephen Herr elected bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod

Stephen R. Herr, Gettysburg, Pa., was elected June 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Creating space for every beloved person
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Creating space for every beloved person

Erik Nelson’s hope for the church comes from his work as the St. Paul outreach intern at Lutheran Campus Ministry-Twin Cities. During his three years there while attending seminary, Nelson…

Philip Hirsch elected bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod
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Philip Hirsch elected bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod

Philip C. Hirsch, Chicago, was elected June 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

My take: Letter to a stranger
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My take: Letter to a stranger

“My dear brothers and sisters, we are already one. But we imagine we are not. And what we have to recover is our original unity. What we have to be…

Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt reelected bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod
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Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt reelected bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod

Suzanne Darcy Dillahunt was reelected June 6 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…

Christa Compton elected bishop of the New Jersey Synod
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Christa Compton elected bishop of the New Jersey Synod

Christa M. Compton, Chatham, N.J., was elected June 7 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the New Jersey Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Bishop Eaton issues statement on Gaza hospital attack
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Bishop Eaton issues statement on Gaza hospital attack

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on last week’s attack in Gaza on the Al Alhi Hospital. The hospital is a partner of the…