The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Sept. 22-26 at the Lutheran Center in Chicago. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, welcomed six new bishops elected this…
Leaders of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on Oct. 1, looking forward to the ways in which Lutherans and Catholics can commemorate…
Editor’s note: Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his fourth entry in “All together in one place,” a series of monthly messages. Each message shares a pastoral word, rooted…
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn. First lady of Minnesota, former public school administrator Growing up, the Lutheran church was the central part of my life. My parents were very…
As youth coordinator for the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC), Patrick Musembi is passionate about creating spaces for young people to grow in faith, discover their gifts and take an…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures.” These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we…
“ຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ—welcome to this day,” proclaimed Sara Schultz in Lao and English. “Welcome to Grace Lao Lutheran Church, welcome to Hope Lutheran Church!” With these words, the pastor of Hope in…
Across the ELCA, a new movement is taking shape, one grounded not in a single voice but in the collective witness of a people. The ELCA’s Asian and Pacific Islander…
Editor’s note: Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his fourth entry in “All together in one place,” a series of monthly messages. Each message shares a pastoral word, rooted…
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Patricia Davenport, the first African American woman to be elected bishop in the ELCA, died on July 29, 2026. This is an excerpt of an interview with Davenport by Nicolette…
Patricia Ann Curtis Davenport, the first African American woman to be elected a bishop in the ELCA, died Wednesday, July 29. She was 70 years old. Davenport served the Southeastern…
Editor’s note: Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued his third entry in “All Together in One Place,” a series of monthly messages. Each message shares a pastoral word,…
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