Lisa Lewton elected bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod
Mission & Ministry

Lisa Lewton elected bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod

Lisa Lewton, Dickinson, N.D., was elected May 31 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Rahel Mwitula Williams appointed ELCA executive director for Innovation
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Rahel Mwitula Williams appointed ELCA executive director for Innovation

Rahel Mwitula Williams has been appointed executive director for the Innovation unit of the ELCA. Mwitula Williams has served as the ELCA’s interim executive director for Innovation and its director…

Holding on to curiosity and joy
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Holding on to curiosity and joy

Elected April 25 as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod, Taryn Montgomery sees the vital importance of churches’ ties to their local communities. Montgomery, who served as synod minister for…

Bishop Curry issues first monthly message
From The Presiding Bishop, Mission & Ministry

Bishop Curry issues first monthly message

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his first entry in a new series of monthly messages. Each message will share a pastoral word, rooted in Scripture, that…

Bishop Curry responds to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
From The Presiding Bishop, Mission & Ministry

Bishop Curry responds to shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement about the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier this week. “In a place devoted to…

Justin Grimm elected bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod
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Justin Grimm elected bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod

Justin Grimm, St. Paul, Minn., was elected May 16 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…

Joy Mortensen-Wiebe reelected bishop of South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
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Joy Mortensen-Wiebe reelected bishop of South-Central Synod of Wisconsin

Joy Mortensen-Wiebe, Madison, Wis., was reelected May 16 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Amy Current reelected bishop of Southeastern Iowa Synod
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Amy Current reelected bishop of Southeastern Iowa Synod

Amy Current, Mount Vernon, Iowa, was reelected May 15 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…

Taryn Montgomery elected bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod
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Taryn Montgomery elected bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod

Taryn Montgomery, Duluth, Minn., was elected April 25 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod…

ELCA Church Council elects executive for administration
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ELCA Church Council elects executive for administration

The ELCA Church Council met electronically on April 16. The council, which serves as the ELCA’s board of directors, took action on a variety of matters. In his report to…

Rachel Wind elected ELCA executive for administration
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Rachel Wind elected ELCA executive for administration

The ELCA Church Council has elected Rachel Wind as the ELCA churchwide organization’s executive for administration, a position whose term coincides with that of the presiding bishop. Wind has served…

Bishop Curry issues message for Child Abuse Prevention Month
From The Presiding Bishop, Mission & Ministry

Bishop Curry issues message for Child Abuse Prevention Month

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has released a message for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. “This Easter Sunday, we celebrated the good news by proclaiming ‘Alleluia!’ for the…