
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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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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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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“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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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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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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Do you know a student heading to college this fall? Freshman year is a time of big transitions, and voting may be one of them. Some students may be voting...
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The Prophet Isaiah proclaims: “Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even put...
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Christian Nationalism identifies human-made governments as lockstep with God’s will and seeks to privilege Christians, typically only white Christians. This type of ideology is not only dangerous but distorts the...
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A “Draft of a Social Message on Earth’s Climate Crisis” now is posted for public comment and feedback. You can read the social message draft here and then use this...
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