In God's Image Network Meeting
2025-08-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Join policy experts and experienced advocates to learn about human and civil rights policies happening at the federal and state level. Come hear ways we can be good allies for the diversity of God’s beloved.
Guest Speaker: Antoine Cummins, ELCA Advocacy Program Director for Civil Rights Policy

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/v6EIG-9kSwaM9fHGPa9Bfw

Immigration Network Meeting
2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join policy experts and experienced advocates to learn about what is happening in federal immigration policy and enforcement. Find out how you can take action to stand with our immigrant neighbors as people of faith.
Guest Speaker: Kate Parsons, ELCA Advocacy Migration Policy Consultant

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/hvnXCpGzSIWIuMkIJghnGA

God's Work. Our Hands. Our Voices.
2025-09-07 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
“God’s work. Our hands.” is Sept. 7, 2025!
This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.
Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ – every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life — flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God’s grace.
Add “Our Voices” to your day of service with an advocacy component. LAMPa staff is happy to help consult and help you choose an advocacy action to best complement your project! Just email us at LAMPa@LutheranAdvocacyPa.org with “GWOH” in the subject line!

Ecology of Grace Speaker Series
2025-09-10 18:15 - 19:00 | Grace Lutheran Church, State College, 205 S Garner Street, State College, PA
Every time we encounter the news here and around the world, we are no longer able to avoid what seems like an onslaught of alerts about the state of our world amidst storms and floods, fires, and drought as levels and frequencies almost too much to bear. And yet, as Robin Wall Kimmerer writes in The Serviceberry, An Economy of Abundance, “All flourishing is mutual.”
How do we live faithfully now? As a companion to our September worship centered upon the “Season of Creation,” we are delving into how we relate to one another and our surroundings. In the field of biology this practice is the study of ecology. As people of faith how do we approach relating to one another and our world? Our ecology is grounded in grace.
We proclaim grace to be God’s gift and love for humanity. It shows up as mercy and forgiveness and love that we receive even when we don’t deserve it. It shows up as making spaces and people whole and holy. It shows up as new life and regeneration in spite of past lives and generations. It shows up as peace and not the constant clashing of wills.
And it always shows up as a reminder that God will never call us disposable. We who are given this gift can then practice reflecting it in the world for the sake of the world.
Join five weeks of wisdom and insight on what an “Ecology of Grace” can look like and mean from a variety of perspectives:
September 10th – Rev. Dr Gil Waldkoenig, United Lutheran Seminary
September 17th – Rev Dr. Chad Rimmer, Dean and Rector, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
September 24th – Dr. Casey Sclar, The Arboretum at Penn State
October 1st – Dr. Charlie Vasey, Penn State on building sustainable bio-economies
October 8th – Lutheran Advocacy Ministry and closing Blessing of Creation
Each week begins promptly at 6:15 pm and ends at 7 pm.
Attend LIVE in the sanctuary at Grace Lutheran Church,
205 S Garner Street, State College, PA
Attend LIVESTREAMED at: https://tinyurl.com/EcologyofGrace
Post- session video will be available on our YouTube Channel:
Grace Lutheran State College, PA
Email pastorhetrick@glcpa.org with any questions
Jesus commands us to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” (Mark 12:31). Grace is a place for every body – all ages and stages; races and ethnicities; all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; those living with neurodiversity, disabilities and those who currently are not. As a community guided by the call of Jesus, we are committed to growing in anti

Liberty Lutheran: God's Work. Our Hands. Disaster Relief
2025-09-14 | The Lutheran Center – NEPA, 2354 Grove Road, Allentown, PA, 18109, United States
https://libertylutheran.org/liberty-life-services/disaster-response/gods-work-our-hands/

Gathering at the Gate
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-17 | PA
See below for information on a grassroots movement and advocacy opportunity happening in Washington, D.C. on September 16-17. Gathering at the Gate is not officially sponsored by the ELCA and LAMPa, though the advocacy portions will be informed by ELCA Advocacy and Witness in Society staff.
We offer this invitation to you who want to respond to the call of Amos 5:15 to “hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the gate.” There are virtual options available, in addition to the in-person gathering. Registration closes September 1.
An Invitation to Make A Strong Impact
2025 has seen relentless attacks on civil rights, equal rights, refugee resettlement, and support for the most vulnerable globally and nationally. People of faith are sensing a call to embody the call of Amos – Hate Evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate (5:15). As Lutheran leaders—bishops, pastors, deacons, and faith leaders—please join us to gather as a public witness to God’s justice and mercy. Together, we pray to gather 500+ leaders to stand at the “gate” of Washington, D.C., where harmful decisions are made that shape the lives of immigrants and refugees, LGBTQIA+ people, and all those who are pushed to the margins, and are being erased in front of our eyes. This gathering will root and connect us together as we journey forward in our work together.
Why We Gather
We are Lutheran Christians—rostered and lay—gathering in a time of growing injustice against refugees, immigrants, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, those experiencing poverty, and many pushed to the margins and harmed by unjust systems. We are compelled by our faith to proclaim good news and act with courage. Rooted in Amos’ call to justice, we gather not only to pray, but to build relational power and pursue sustained change.
This is more than a two-day event in our hearts and minds. It’s a faithful step into a sustained movement over multiple years—deepening relationships, naming what is broken, and discerning a shared call to action.
What Guides Us
We are:
WITH those who suffer violence, exclusion, or erasure and organizations that advocate and work on their behalf.
AGAINST systems and rhetoric that deny dignity.
COMMITTED to sustained empowerment, advocacy, and organizing beyond this moment.​
CALLED to act from our Christian Lutheran commitments to justice, accountability, and mercy.
What Gathering at the Gate Is
This is a grassroots movement, and we pray only a starting point. We are working to create the capacity for leaders to show up, listen deeply, and speak clearly. We gather to root ourselves in faith, amplify marginalized voices, and build trust that can carry lasting work forward. We gather as Lutherans, friends, and neighbors with and for the whole church and world.
“Be merciful, just as your God is merciful.” – Luke 6:36

Learn more and register.

SEPA Synod - In God's Image
2025-10-04 09:00 - 14:00 | Trinity Lutheran, Lansdale, 1000 W Main St., Lansdale, PA, 19446, United States
A day celebrating the ways in which congregations and communities that welcome all beloved who are made in God’s image.

Deadline to Request Mail-In Ballot
2025-10-28 | PA
Request your Mail-In Ballot for the November 4 Municipal Election BY 5pm on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Mail-in and Absentee Ballot | Voting & Election Information | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Faithful Resilience
2026-01-12 18:00 - 2026-02-16 19:30 | Online Webinar

Countering Christian Nationalism in Pennsylvania: Faith in the Commonwealth for the Common Good
2026-01-20 - 2026-01-22 | Camp Sequanota, 368 Sequanota Rd., Boswell, PA, 15531, United States
Christian Nationalism is on the rise—especially in Pennsylvania—threatening the heart of our faith and democracy. This retreat invites ELCA candidates for ministry and rostered leaders into a sacred space for truth-telling, healing, and hope. Together, we’ll explore how Christian Nationalism distorts the gospel, divides communities, and shows up in our local context—and how we can respond with love, justice, and public witness for the good of all.
Sponsored by the Allegheny Synod and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa).
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC).
Register here!

Pricing:
Single Occupancy: $350
Includes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday, and single occupancy accommodations at Sequanota’s Bowersox center.
Double Occupancy: $250
Includes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday, and double occupancy accommodations at Sequanota’s Bowersox center. You can indicate preferred roommate at registration, or one will be assigned.
Commuter Rate: $185
Includes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday.

Thanks to regular Mission Support, the Allegheny Synod Leadership Support Fund is providing discounts for their rostered leaders and candidates who attend this event. Use these promocodes when you register:
For all Allegheny Synod Rostered Leaders, use ALLEGHENYROSTER for $50 off.
For Allegheny Synod First Call Rostered Leaders (in the first three years of ordination), use ALLEGHENYFIRSTCALL for $100 off.
For seminarians and candidates in candidacy through the Allegheny Synod, use ALLEGHENYCANDIDATE for $150 off.
The promocodes should be entered on the first page of registration. It is a small bullet point on the right-hand side of the screen.

Changing by Choice
2026-02-19 18:00 - 2026-03-26 19:00 | Online Webinar
If we know what we need to do, why do we fail to do it?
This study invites us to apply this age-old question of faith to the problem of climate change. The study features videos recorded at the global climate negotiations in November 2025 and introduces the Global Ethical Stocktake, a discussion framework developed in 2025 to guide a global conversation on the ethics of climate change. With grace and urgency, this study will open space to ask hard questions and gain insights into the issue of climate change—and our responsibilities to each other.
Changing by Choice considers climate change as it intersects with other core concerns for faith communities, including hunger; migration; disaster response; and violent conflict. And, using the Global Ethical Stocktake framework, it brings your group into conversation with people in local communities around the world.
Join the discussion by registering on eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979825213509.

Stories of regrowth & resilience
2026-02-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Online Webinar
Stories of Regrowth and Resilience! 4pm AK/5pm PST/ 6pm MT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET Hear from Christ the King Lutheran Church who experienced a resurgence of vitality in their church after a bold public witness to the importance of Earth Care. Learn more about their monarch fest, church “permaculture” food forest, and share stories together.

Joint Commission Advocacy Summit 2026
2026-05-05 17:00 - 2026-05-07 17:00 | Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 9th St NW, Washington,, DC, United States
advocacy summit
