New approaches, extended services
Mission & Ministry

New approaches, extended services

The Results Innovation Lab from Lutheran Services in America (LSA) is equipping leaders to improve health, safety, stability and education for 20,000 at-risk youth by 2024. The lab employs a…

ELCA presiding bishop issues response to President Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity”
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ELCA presiding bishop issues response to President Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity”

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a response to President Trump’s announced “Peace to Prosperity” document. The plan would “bring greater insecurity for Israelis and Palestinians instead of peace,” the…

Living stones
Mission & Ministry

Living stones

When Tuhina Verma Rasche returned to the Aida refugee camp near Bethlehem in spring 2019, she was welcomed with open arms and a warm meal. During her first trip there…

“Being Jesus”
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“Being Jesus”

A few years ago, members of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, Calif., began passing out sandwiches to food-insecure people at a nearby park. That small effort to address the…

ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on death of Herbert Chilstrom
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on death of Herbert Chilstrom

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a issued a pastoral message on ELCA Presiding Bishop Emeritus Herbert W. Chilstrom, who died at home early this morning. “Bishop Chilstrom was the…

ELCA presiding bishop responds to anti-Semitic incidents in New York
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ELCA presiding bishop responds to anti-Semitic incidents in New York

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has responded to recent acts of anti-Semitic violence in the New York City Metropolitan area. “Today is the last day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of…

Satisfying spiritual hunger
Mission & Ministry

Satisfying spiritual hunger

One Sunday evening a month, Alex Mrakovich takes a break from the hustle and bustle of life to relax in a candlelit, music-filled space where he puts aside his worries….

Wooden toys & Christmas joy
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Wooden toys & Christmas joy

Handcrafting trains, doll cradles, vehicles, jewelry boxes, pull toys and more is the faithful work of the Happy Joes, a carpentry ministry started by men from Mount Morris Holden Lutheran…