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North American Church Leaders Call for Peace in Holy Land in Advent Prayer Resource

CHICAGO (Nov. 30, 2023) — The leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and The...

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PA House Passes Hate Crimes Legislation

In the midst of rising violence and expressions of hatred, particularly toward Jewish and Muslim communities in the U.S. in the wake of conflict in the Middle East,  the state...

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PA Bishops, Hunger Leaders, Take to Hill for a Strong Farm Bill

Pennsylvania bishops, synod staff and hunger advocates took to Capitol Hill on Oct. 26 to call on leaders to pass a Farm Bill reauthorization that feeds the hungry here and...

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A Statement from Bishop Eaton on the Conflict in the Holy Land

Dear church, The ELCA’s commitments call on us to denounce unequivocally any attacks — past, present or future — by any party that lead to civilians becoming victims. Our hearts...

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ELCA Releases Draft Social Message on Gun-Related Violence and Trauma

The ELCA is developing a social message about gun-related violence and trauma. Social messages are ELCA teaching documents that draw from existing social teaching but throw a fuller and sharper...

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A Statement from Bishop Eaton on the Israel-Hamas War

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?” —Psalm 22:1 Dear church, As Lutherans, we...

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SEPA Synod Appoints Carl Hylton to LAMPa’s Policy Council

Bishop Patricia Davenport of the Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) Synod has appointed Carl Hylton as the synod’s newest representative to the policy council.   Hylton is a native of Kingston, Jamaica. He...

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LAMPa Welcomes Hunger Advocacy Fellow, Quentin Bernhard

LAMPa is pleased to welcome a 2023-24 ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow, Quentin Bernhard, to our team! The Hunger Advocacy Fellowship program provides young adults with a year-long experience serving with...

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God’s Love Made Real — Help Discern The Kind of Church That God Is Calling Us To Be

The ELCA is entering a time of discernment about where God is calling us as a Church. Future Church: God’s Love Made Real is the campaign shaping that discernment, in...

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Upper Susquehanna Synod Appoints Rev. Justin Lingenfelter to LAMPa’s Policy Council

Bishop Craig Miller has appointed the Rev. Justin Lingenfelter to represent Upper Susquehanna Synod on  LAMPa’s Policy Council. Lingenfelter serves as the pastor at United In Christ Lutheran Church in...

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