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SUMMARY:God's Work. Our Hands. Our Voices.
DESCRIPTION:“God’s work. Our hands.” is Sept. 7\, 2025!\nThis 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. \nService 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. \nAdd “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!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/gods-work-our-hands-our-voices/
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:Liberty Lutheran: God's Work. Our Hands. Disaster Relief
DESCRIPTION:https://libertylutheran.org/liberty-life-services/disaster-response/gods-work-our-hands/
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/liberty-lutheran-gods-work-our-hands-disaster-relief/
LOCATION:The Lutheran Center – NEPA\, 2354 Grove Road\, Allentown\, PA\, 18109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Disaster Response,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:Gathering at the Gate
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe 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. \nAn Invitation to Make A Strong Impact\n2025 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. \nWhy We Gather \nWe 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. \nThis 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. \nWhat Guides Us \nWe are: \nWITH those who suffer violence\, exclusion\, or erasure and organizations that advocate and work on their behalf. \nAGAINST systems and rhetoric that deny dignity. \nCOMMITTED to sustained empowerment\, advocacy\, and organizing beyond this moment.​ \nCALLED to act from our Christian Lutheran commitments to justice\, accountability\, and mercy. \nWhat Gathering at the Gate Is \nThis 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. \n“Be merciful\, just as your God is merciful.” – Luke 6:36 \n  \nLearn more and register. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/gathering-at-the-gate/
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Homepage Event,Racial Justice,Social Justice,Vigil
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SUMMARY:SEPA Synod - In God's Image
DESCRIPTION:A day celebrating the ways in which congregations and communities that welcome all beloved who are made in God’s image.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/sepa-synod-in-gods-image/
LOCATION:Trinity Lutheran\, Lansdale\, 1000 W Main St.\, Lansdale\, PA\, 19446\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Homepage Event,LGBTQ+,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Deadline to Register for Fall Election
DESCRIPTION:Register for the November 4 Municipal Election by Monday\, October 20\, 2025. \nRegister to Vote | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/deadline-to-register-for-fall-election/
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SUMMARY:Deadline to Request Mail-In Ballot
DESCRIPTION:Request your Mail-In Ballot for the November 4 Municipal Election BY 5pm on Tuesday\, October 28\, 2025. \nMail-in and Absentee Ballot | Voting & Election Information | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/deadline-to-request-mail-in-ballot/
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SUMMARY:Municipal Elections
DESCRIPTION:Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. \nFind out more about the Municipal Election. \nFind your polling place.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/municipal-elections/
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SUMMARY:Faithful Resilience
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URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/faithful-resilience/
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CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Education
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SUMMARY:Prophets\, Saints\, and Kings
DESCRIPTION:Resisting Christian Nationalism and Building the Beloved Community with King and Bonhoeffer \nJoin us for a day with internationally renowned Bonhoeffer scholars\, Dr. Stephen Haynes and Dr. Reggie Williams.  \nOn MLK weekend\, we’ll learn about the intersecting legacies and lessons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, while deepening our understanding of how people of faith can confront and resist the growing forces of authoritarianism and Christian nationalism in our own time. Being rooted in learning and worship\, we’ll dream together about how to make a world to best live into our own calls to seek justice and peace.   \nKindling Faith: Prophets\, Saints\, and Kings – YouTube \nNOTE: For those who were able to gather in spite of the weather\, thank you for the conversation and shared encouragement! For those who were unable to make it\, we missed you and hope we see you soon. (Mark your calendars for Lutheran Day in the Capitol\, LAMPa’s annual day of learning and advocacy\, on April 20. Details and registration coming soon!) We hope you will find this recording of Saturday’s event useful for your own discernment and for informing communal discernment in your context. While we are delighted to offer this resource as a gift to you\, events like this require significant time\, funding\, and effort to make possible. We invite you to support LAMPa with a donation so we can continue providing meaningful programs like this in the future. You can find out more about donating here. \nSCHEDULE \nSaturday\, January 17 \n10 a.m. — A talk given by Dr. Reggie Williams: When cruelty is elevated to state policy and loyalty to the nation is confused with loyalty to Christ\, it is little wonder that Christians have so frequently found themselves on the wrong side of history. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King Jr. were both pastors and theologians who wrestled with the meaning of Christ-centered faithfulness for their time. They were advocates of social justice and human rights who defied contemporary laws and cultural norms\, and they faced opposition to their work from many of their fellow Christians. We may learn from their prophetic witness for Christian faithfulness in our contexts by paying attention to their respective interpretations of the way of Jesus. \n11 a.m. — A talk given by Dr. Stephen R. Haynes: What does resistance look like in our time and place? As we search for models\, there is a natural tendency to look to the life and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer\, “hero of the anti-Nazi resistance.” But what part of Bonhoeffer’s resistance is most relevant for us? His writing? His speaking? His part in an assassination plot? This presentation will explore the totality of Bonhoeffer’s “resistance to the Nazis\,” from 1933 to his death in 1945. \nNoon — Lunch — Order a boxed lunch when you register for the day or dine on your own in Gettysburg. \n1:30 p.m. —  A panel discussion featuring Antoine Cummins\, Dr. Smallwood\, Dr. Williams and Dr. Haynes will follow lunch to help participants understand the ways in which Bonhoeffer’s theology counters the ways in which Christian nationalist forces frame “faithful” participation in the public sphere. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of ways in which they can speak about their faith and public life and can take concrete action to counter the harmful narratives of Christian nationalism. \n2:45 p.m. — We end our time by coming together around the Word and Sacrament\, with preaching by the Rev. Dr. Teresa Smallwood.  Rooting ourselves in worship reminds us of our connection to one another in concrete community and as part of the communion of saints throughout time and space. We are sent nourished and filled\, ready for the work we are called to do. \n  \nSPEAKERS \nDr. Reggie Williams is Associate Professor of Black Theology and African American Studies at St Louis University in St Louis\, Missouri. He is the author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance\, which was selected as a Choice Outstanding Title in theology\, in 2014 (revised edition\, 2021). The book examines the impact of exposure to theology in the Harlem Renaissance on Dietrich Bonhoeffer\, who was killed by the Nazis in 1945 for his resistance. Dr. Williams is currently work includes a story of a complicated Christian response to fascism\, and a study of ethics for better response to social injustice. Dr. Williams’ research interests include Black Theology\, Black Studies\, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Studies\, and Christian ethics. Dr. Williams is a board member of the English Language section of the International Dietrich Bonhoeffer Society\, former board member of the Society for the Study of Black Religion\, and the Society for Christian Ethics. Dr. Williams and his wife Stacy are the parents of a son\, Darion\, and a daughter\, Simone. \nDr. Stephen R. Haynes is Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College and the Director of the Rhodes Liberal Arts in Prison Program at West Tennessee State Penitentiary. He is a prominent scholar of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer\, having authored several significant works examining Bonhoeffer’s legacy and contemporary relevance\, including  “The Bonhoeffer Phenomenon: Portraits of a Protestant Saint” (2004)\, “The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Post-Holocaust Perspectives” (2006)\, “Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians” (co-authored with Lori Brandt Hale\, 2009)\, and “The Battle for Bonhoeffer: Debating Discipleship in the Age of Trump” (2018). Dr. Haynes holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from Emory University\, the M. Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary.  \nThe Rev. Dr. Teresa Smallwood is the James Franklin Kelly and Hope Eyster Kelly Associate Professor of Public Theology and Dean and Vice-President of Academic Affairs for United Lutheran Seminary. Dr. Smallwood graduated from Howard University School of Divinity in 2010 with a Master of Divinity degree. In 2011\, Dr. Smallwood pursued a Ph.D. from Chicago Theological Seminary\, which she earned in 2017. Dr. Smallwood has held ministerial staff positions at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church\, Lewiston\, NC\, Israel Baptist Church\, Washington\, DC\, and New Covenant Christian Church Disciples of Christ\, Nashville\, TN. She is currently on the ministerial staff of Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church\, Nashville\, TN with Senior Pastor\, Rev. Dr. Lisa Hammonds. Dr. Smallwood has taught at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, the Religious Freedom Center in Washington\, D.C.\, Chicago Theological Seminary\, Chicago\, Illinois\, and Philander Smith College in Little Rock\, Arkansas. Dr. Smallwood served as the Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Director of the Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative at Vanderbilt Divinity School from 2017 to 2021. \nAntoine R. Cummins\, born on the Island of Barbados\, raised in Brooklyn\, NY\, currently serves as Program Director for Civil Rights Policy on the ELCA Witness in Society Team. Antoine has spent 15 years serving the ELCA in various capacities including Pacifica Synod as Assistant to the Bishop\, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary on the Advisory Board\, the ELCA on the Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church and Waldorf University as Director of Campus Ministry. Prior to this\, Antoine has spent time in Higher Education\, as a Adjunct Math Professor\, Licensed Tax Professional and Football Coach. His journey has been uncharted and the one thing that keeps him inspired? How much healing can be found in community; when we approach each other with a posture of humility and walk away from our interactions with a sense of awe and wonder!\nCivil Rights Federal Policy Overview\n\n• Prevent discrimination. • Protect religious liberty for all. • Improve outcomes for disadvantaged groups. • Recognize and address historical injustices. • Support mental health of high-risk groups. • Uphold constitutional rights and promote good governance\n\n  \nPlaces to Stay In Gettysburg\, PA: Hotels\, Cabins\, B&B’s
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/prophets-saints-and-kings/
LOCATION:United Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg campus\, 61 Seminary Ridge\, Gettysburg\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Addressing Christian Nationalism,Civic Participation,Homepage Event,Racial Justice,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Countering Christian Nationalism in Pennsylvania: Faith in the Commonwealth for the Common Good
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSponsored by the Allegheny Synod and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa). \nIn partnership with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). \nRegister here! \n  \nPricing: \nSingle Occupancy: $350 \nIncludes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday\, and single occupancy accommodations at Sequanota’s Bowersox center. \nDouble Occupancy: $250 \nIncludes 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. \nCommuter Rate: $185 \nIncludes dinner on Tuesday through lunch on Thursday. \n  \nThanks 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: \nFor all Allegheny Synod Rostered Leaders\, use ALLEGHENYROSTER for $50 off. \nFor Allegheny Synod First Call Rostered Leaders (in the first three years of ordination)\, use ALLEGHENYFIRSTCALL for $100 off. \nFor seminarians and candidates in candidacy through the Allegheny Synod\, use ALLEGHENYCANDIDATE for $150 off. \nThe promocodes should be entered on the first page of registration. It is a small bullet point on the right-hand side of the screen. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/countering-christian-nationalism-in-pennsylvania-faith-in-the-commonwealth-for-the-common-good/
LOCATION:Camp Sequanota\, 368 Sequanota Rd.\, Boswell\, PA\, 15531\, United States
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