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Mission & Ministry
A life of service
When 43 midwives graduated from a three-year midwifery training program in Liberia on May 20, a 44th person was honored: the late Deanna Isaacson, an ELCA missionary from 1966 to…
Faith in Action
Tent of Nations
Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to shade himself from the early May sun, Daoud Nassar strolls down the dusty path on his family’s 101-year-old hilltop farm. In every direction…
Mission & Ministry
After the media leaves, Lutherans stay
Among the first to respond to a disaster and the last to leave the site, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) has a reputation for serving communities even when other agencies have…
Spiritual Resources
Study guide: After the media leaves, Lutherans stay
Everyone in the ELCA can be proud that Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) has earned respect, admiration and gratitude for its approach and dedication to helping people whose lives have been…
Spiritual Resources
Study guide: Tent of Nations
Because of our strong relationship that dates back to when Lutherans sent missionaries to the Middle East, we have been intimately involved with the struggle for peace in Israel and…
Voices of Faith
A collection of thoughts and prayers
On June 17, the verdict in the case of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile was announced in St. Paul, Minn. Officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty on all…
Faith in Action
Providing comfort
You noticed it right away when entering the sanctuary. Five hundred pillows formed a mountain in front of the altar at Bethany Lutheran Church, Bainbridge Island, Wash., in February. More…
Faith in Action
“Tiny house” project makes big impact on congregation, community
Life is more than a tiny bit easier, safer and more dignified for members of Seattle’s homeless population thanks to five teenagers and the congregation they inspired. For their final…
Mission & Ministry
Prom partners
Lois Tackett never went to her high school prom or any school dances. She didn’t have the proper dresses or the money to buy them. “To me, there was no…
Faith in Action
June 2017 news
Young adults called to serve More than 85 young adults (below) accepted the call in April to serve as part of the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program, an…
Mission & Ministry
A vision for a more just society
Lisandro Orlov explained the mission of Educación Popular En Salud (EPES, Popular Education for Health) by recounting the story of Jesus’ encounter with Bartimaeus, a blind man begging by the roadside…
Faith in Action
ELCA and Episcopal Church issue call for prayer, fasting and advocacy
CHICAGO (May 18, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop of…
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