Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
Faith in Action

Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, and Denis Madden, auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, have issued a statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of…

ELCA receives Lilly Endowment grant for children’s ministry
Faith in Action

ELCA receives Lilly Endowment grant for children’s ministry

The ELCA has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish Curious Christian Children: Reimagining Kids in Worship, a new initiative of the ELCA’s Ministry with…

Grants help children’s ministries “realize their dreams”
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Grants help children’s ministries “realize their dreams”

For a congregation in Wisconsin, a grant helped transform a school into a community center focused on children. In Colorado, seed money allowed a congregation to expand their weekly family…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 15
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 15

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

ELCA Conference of Bishops analyzes churchgoing trends in planning for future
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ELCA Conference of Bishops analyzes churchgoing trends in planning for future

The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Sept. 24-28 at the Lutheran Center in Chicago. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding…

Prayer ventures: Oct. 8
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 8

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

The first Latina and “Luthercostal” ELCA bishop
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The first Latina and “Luthercostal” ELCA bishop

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published at lutheranworld.org. The first woman and the first person of color to lead the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod. The first Latina bishop elected…

Prayer ventures: Sept. 29
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 29

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together…

Serving our neighbors 
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Serving our neighbors 

Collecting. Preparing. Assembling. Packing. Donating. Signing. These are just a few words that describe how congregations served and loved their neighbors on “God’s work. Our hands” Sunday, the ELCA’s day…