Known for her work helping struggling congregations revitalize and grow, Katrina Foster brings her message of community-building and financial stewardship to her new role as bishop of the Metropolitan New…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for…
Kwame Pitts (she/her) serves as a mission developer for Community of Good Neighbors (CGN) Buffalo, a mobile food pantry combating food disparity and inequity on the east side of Buffalo,…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
Benjamin K. Quanbeck, Billings, Mont., was elected May 31 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Montana Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…
Constanze Hagmaier was reelected May 30 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the South Dakota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, May…
Yehiel Curry was reelected May 30 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, May…
William “Bill” Tesch was reelected May 31 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly,…
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