This year, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan., and Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C., appointed new presidents to lead the ELCA-affiliated schools. Bethany College Laura Crawley began her role as 16th president of…
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…
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…
Julie E. Schneider-Thomas, Kent City, Mich., was elected May 20 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod of the ELCA. The election took place…
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…
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement on the deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff outside an event in Washington, D.C. “This is yet another…
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…
May 25, 2025, marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In this video message to the church honoring Floyd, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention…
When Seth Perry was growing up, tragedy struck his Lutheran congregation—a member of his youth group died by suicide. “But [the congregation] didn’t feel like they could talk about it…
Shelley Bryan Wee was reelected May 16 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Northwest Washington Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly, May 16-17…
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…
May 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In observance of this day, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a video message addressing the “horrific act that…
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