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November 2016 news
ELCA Fund for Leaders honors scholars The 2016-17 class of ELCA Fund for Leaders scholarship recipients were honored at the program’s annual banquet on Sept. 30 in Chicago. Fund for…
From The Presiding Bishop
I was a stranger
I was a stranger and you welcomed me … (Matthew 25:35). Today there are more than 60 million displaced people in the world, more than at any time since World…
Spiritual Resources
Study guide: Seeing Jesus in the face of the other
With more than 62 million people uprooted from their homes by violence and poverty, the world has not seen so many refugees since World War II. This gives people of…
Faith in Action
Relief efforts underway in Haiti, Cuba
Hurricane Matthew, which hit two weeks ago, has left 1.4 million Haitians in need of assistance, according to the United Nations. After the devastating destruction, the need for basic necessities—clean…
Faith in Action
Responding in faith to Hurricane Matthew
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, causing massive destruction. It then moved on to hit Cuba and Jamaica with heavy rain and dangerous winds and is making…
Faith in Action
ELCA congregations respond to Iowa flooding
Heavy rainfall this week in Northeastern Iowa caused extreme flooding that threatened the safety of residents. Lutheran Services in Iowa and the three ELCA Iowa synods have organized a statewide Lutheran Disaster…
Mission & Ministry
Ecumenical summer academy supports student success
Cesar’s model town was designed to keep oil, grease and other toxins from polluting the local river. Sponges, cotton balls and other absorbent materials dotted the cardboard-and-aluminum foil town, built…
Faith in Action
LIRS statement regarding Texas withdrawal from federal refugee resettlement program
The following is a statement from Linda Hartke, LIRS President and CEO, regarding Texas decision to withdraw from federal refugee resettlement program. BALTIMORE, MD — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)…
Mission & Ministry
Sunday school shuffle
Sunday school classes in Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR) are bursting at the seams. As many as 150 students turn up each week in the 500 congregations of…
Faith in Action
Day of action for Central American refugees and migrants
On Sept. 13 we observe a Day of Action for Central American Refugees & Migrants. During a gathering at Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C., faith, community and…
Mission & Ministry
Gathered at the garden
It’s summer in Chicago, and the air is thick and balmy. In the Albany Park neighborhood, rows of lush, green plants—daikon, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots—bask in the heat. Hasta Bhattarai, who…
Mission & Ministry
Global garden reminds refugees of home
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