Focal verse “Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Reflection Saturday mornings in our family have become cheerleading days. My…
As assemblies wrapped up in June, four synods elected new bishops while five reelected bishops. This summer also saw three new presidents taking leadership of ELCA-related institutions of higher education. …
In 2018, three small congregations within a 10-mile radius of downtown Oklahoma City—Ascension, St. Mark and Redeemer—were struggling financially to maintain their buildings and meet associated expenses. After Brian Campbell…
As part of the church’s efforts toward reconciliation with Native Americans, an ELCA truth-seeking and truth-telling initiative has been organized around Lutheran involvement in Indian boarding schools in the United…
On Sept. 11, ELCA congregations across the country joined together for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. This annual dedicated day of service builds on the work ELCA members do every…
My email inbox isn’t usually an exciting read. But you don’t miss an email from the White House social secretary. Over the past 18 months, ELCA staff, along with faith-based…
It’s often called the National Lynching Memorial. Located at the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Ala., the National Memorial for Peace and Justice consists of 805 hanging steel rectangles that represent…
Editor’s note: This article originally ran April 2, 2018. With global migration on the rise and cultural polarization increasing, there is a pressing need for peace among neighbors and nations….
Series editor’s note: Throughout 2022, “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars sharing some of their favorite books of the Bible. —Kathryn A. Kleinhans, dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital…
“A church of the poor, serving the poor.” That’s how Germán Loayza, president of the Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Boliviana, IELB), describes his church. During the pandemic,…
Minnesota Swahili Christian Congregation (housed at Holy Trinity Lutheran), Minneapolis Business financing I moved to Minnesota in July 1998 after graduating from Waldorf University, Forest City, Iowa (then the ELCA’s…
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), based in northeastern Nigeria, is one of the largest Lutheran denominations in the world, with approximately 2.5 million members. Education is a…
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