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Serving like Christ
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (1052+ words) Editor's note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is part ofa serieshighlighting innovative rural ministries in ELCA congregations and communities today. In Le Mars, Iowa, members of Living Faith Lutheran, the…...
The joy of alleluia
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (329+ words) In his Easter message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry says that even though we consider ourselves to be an Easter church, we must remember that we are also a Lenten church, a time when we live in uncertainty, waiting and…...
Gathered and sent
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (495+ words) Each year we gather in our worshiping communities and exclaim with Christians around the world: "Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!" Easter is not only a season that the church observes. The celebration of resurrection is a…...
Partners in mission, utilizers of space
1+ week, 1+ day ago (369+ words) Goede and a few lay leaders realized that the key to both congregational vitality and mission impact might be the building itself, that even though the congregation couldn't provide services to the community from its building, other groups could. "There…...
Presiding Bishop Curry issues pastoral message on living in troubled days
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) Across the ELCA, Curry said, he has seen and is grateful for: "An end to the government shutdown will not immediately resolve food insecurity, so we will keep feeding and supporting our neighbors." "Jesus gave us an image of a…...
Presiding Bishop Curry issues pastoral message for Transgender Day of Visibility
1+ week, 2+ day ago (500+ words) Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message for International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31. The day marks "a time dedicated to celebrating the lives, gifts and contributions of transgender people, while also recognizing their ongoing…...
Bearing witness: Put your body where love is needed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (646+ words) By: Kristin Johnston Largen| What is a Lutheran witness, and how can we best bear this witness in these times? There are many ways of articulating what is central to a Lutheran understanding of the good news of Jesus Christ....
We are worthy by God's love
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (960+ words) By: Candice Hill Buchbinder| Women of the ELCA will host its 2026 Triennial Gathering in Des Moines, Iowa, July 16-19, celebrating the theme "I Am Worthy," based on Psalm 139: 14 I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Rooted in its mission to mobilize women…...
Bishop Curry issues pastoral message on gender-based violence
2+ week, 1+ day ago (332+ words) All people bear the image of God, Curry said. "It is my prayer that those who have been abused will know the healing power of God's presence. It is my prayer that those who have wielded power to abuse another…...
"A marvelous mystery"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (622+ words) Thomas Maltman's latest novel, Ashes to Ashes(Soho Press, 2025), largely takes place against the backdrop of a Lutheran congregation. Maltman'whose spouse, Melissa, is pastor of Servant of Christ Lutheran Church in Champlin, Minn. , where he serves as a confirmation faith…...