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ELCA presiding bishop addresses President Trump’s refugee executive order
Faith in Action

ELCA presiding bishop addresses President Trump’s refugee executive order

CHICAGO (Jan. 30, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a pastoral message addressing President Trump’s executive order…

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Voices of Faith

A New Year’s resolution to be scandalized

A variation of the phrase “Last night a vicious attack …” began many of my congregational letters in 2016. I was in the habit of writing a pastoral letter after…

ELCA delegation attends gathering on racial justice
Faith in Action

ELCA delegation attends gathering on racial justice

An ELCA delegation, led by ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton, participated in the Conference of National Black Churches annual gathering in Charleston, S.C., Dec. 13-15. The conference represents eight…

Debunking myths about ELCA Good Gifts
Mission & Ministry

Debunking myths about ELCA Good Gifts

A popular trend in philanthropy is the practice of providing live animals—goats, chickens, cows—to people in developing countries. The idea is that people in these countries use animals for food…

Small but mighty
Voices of Faith

Small but mighty

What started as one woman’s idea for making a difference in her neighborhood has turned into a global phenomenon. Jessica McClard, a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville,…

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Faith in Action

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…

I was a stranger
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…

Study guide: Seeing Jesus in the face of the other
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…

Relief efforts underway in Haiti, Cuba
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…

Responding in faith to Hurricane Matthew
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…

ELCA congregations respond to Iowa flooding
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…

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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…

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