Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minn., suffered a fire Feb. 18 that destroyed much of its furnishings, including the organ, piano, altar and stained-glass windows. The 110-year-old Gothic-style building and…
Voting 897-36, the assembly adopted en bloc 20 memorial responses. Memorials are proposals for action involving broad policy issues submitted by synod assemblies to the churchwide organization. Topics ranged from…
Amid an election season that has arguably been shaped in great part by immigration issues, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly made its voice known on the topic by approving (921-11) the…
Sept. 11, 2001, dawned as an incredibly beautiful late-summer day in the Northeast—sunny, dazzlingly blue skies, mild temperatures, low humidity. But what happened in New York, Washington, D.C., and western…
On Aug. 23, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit central Italy, killing more than 260 people. A series of aftershocks hit the area recently, causing more damage. Through Lutheran Disaster Response,…
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your…
The Padhar Hospital in the state of Madhya Pradesh, central India, serves all patients—regardless of caste or creed. Owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh, the mission hospital…
When Lynn Hauger Anselm, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Palmer, Alaska, attended a four-day training in community organizing conducted by Anchorage Faith & Action Congregations Together (AFACT), she…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
This is a story about nostalgia and the changing church. In order to articulate this story, my nostalgia is going to run rampant. Bear with me, though, because your story…
Everyday, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own…
Editor’s note: Synod communicators were asked to share a highlight from their assemblies. What made a difference to participants? What was the most important part of the assembly? Responses received…
You have attempted to access a feature of this website that is only available to members of livinglutheran.org.
A free membership gives you a customized dashboard for curated content based on your interest, the ability to like and save articles, an optional subscription to a weekly email digest “LL Stories”, and more.
Already have an account? log in
If you are a subscriber to the LL Stories email digest from before the introduction of the new website in December 2025, your account is intact, but your password will need to be reset unless you have a login for another ELCA website.
If you have a login for another ELCA website like community.elca.org, directory.elca.org or others you can use the password associated with that login.
Logout
