Leadership

Voices of Faith

Taking risks for the sake of the gospel

Elected May 16 as bishop of the ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod, Justin Grimm believes that everyone in God’s family has gifts to use in our work of transforming the…

Living Faithfully

Young leader sets the tempo

At 24, Claudia Karola Santos Serrano is already deciding the future of her church in Puerto Rico. Since around age 7, she has quietly observed the needs of fellow congregants…

Mission & Ministry

Wade Thomas Roof III elected bishop of the South Carolina Synod

Wade Thomas Roof III, Lexington, S.C., was elected June 13 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the South Carolina Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…

Mission & Ministry

Tessa Moon Leiseth reelected bishop of Eastern North Dakota Synod

Tessa Moon Leiseth, Moorhead, Minn., was reelected June 7 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place…

Mission & Ministry

News from ELCA advocacy

More than 250 Christians gathered at the U.S. Capitol May 5-7, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East. Churches for Middle East Peace, alongside co-sponsors that included…

Mission & Ministry

Laura Barbins reelected bishop of ELCA Northeastern Ohio Synod

Laura Barbins was reelected June 6 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly, June 5-6 at…

From The Presiding Bishop

A connected church

In the 2026 Synod Assembly video from Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry, he explores what it means to be a connected church by sharing three stories from across the ELCA, about…

Mission & Ministry

Jennifer Dee elected bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod

Jennifer Dee, Robesonia, Pa., was elected June 6 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly,…

Mission & Ministry

Anne Edison-Albright reelected bishop of East Central Synod of Wisconsin

Anne Edison-Albright, Appleton, Wis., was reelected June 5 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the East Central Synod of Wisconsin of the ELCA. The election took place during the…

Mission & Ministry

Erik Christensen elected bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod

Erik Christensen, Chicago, Ill., was elected June 6 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, June…

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…

Mission & Ministry

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…