ELCA News
Moved by the Spirit in the midst of strife
More than 7 million people in South Sudan need humanitarian assistance as a result of drought and renewed violence. According to UNICEF, famine was recently declared in the north-central part of the country, where 100,000 people are facing imminent starvation. …
Read MoreELCA’s comprehensive campaign enters fourth year with $113 million raised
CHICAGO – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) first comprehensive campaign, Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA , is celebrating the beginning of its fourth year with $113 million in cash gifts and gift commitments, …
Read MoreELCA Conference of Bishops targets developing leaders, congregational growth
ITASCA – The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) emphasized leadership development and congregational growth when it met here March 2-7.
The conference is an advisory body of the ELCA that includes 65 synod bishops, …
Read MoreELCA presiding bishop issues letter in observance of International Women’s Day
CHICAGO (March 8, 2017) – In observance of International Women’s Day, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued the following pastoral letter.
Dear Friends in Christ, …
Read MoreLutheran-Catholic joint observance of 500th anniversary of the Reformation
CHICAGO (March 6, 2017) – In the preeminent U.S. observance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation (Oct. 31, 2017), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Conference of Bishops’ Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Committee and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ …
Read MoreELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community
CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a letter in response to recent attacks and threats on the Jewish Community. …
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