Melissa Stoller elected bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
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Melissa Stoller elected bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod

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 Simon elected bishop of the Central States Synod
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Donna Simon elected bishop of the Central States Synod

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 Herr elected bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod
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Stephen Herr elected bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod

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…

Prayer ventures: June 14
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 14

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…

Philip Hirsch elected bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod
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Philip Hirsch elected bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod

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…

Prayer ventures: June 13
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 13

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…

Christa Compton elected bishop of the New Jersey Synod
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Christa Compton elected bishop of the New Jersey Synod

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…

Prayer ventures: June 12
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: June 12

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…

Bishop Eaton issues statement on Gaza hospital attack
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Bishop Eaton issues statement on Gaza hospital attack

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on last week’s attack in Gaza on the Al Alhi Hospital. The hospital is a partner of the…

Benjamin Quanbeck elected bishop of the Montana Synod
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Benjamin Quanbeck elected bishop of the Montana Synod

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…