On June 17, 2015, Clementa C. Pinckney, Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Lee Simmons, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, and Myra Thompson were murdered by a self-professed white supremacist while they were gathered for Bible study and prayer…
Pastors Pinckney and Simmons were both graduates of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary…
Congregations of the ELCA are encouraged…
Media reports say the United States will not continue to fund the Lutheran World Federation-operated Augusta Victoria Hospital (click here for more info) in Jerusalem. The ELCA urges members to please call the White House hotline (202-456-1111) or write a comment in its comments submissions area to urge them to ensure there is no interruption of assistance for children and others in need of treatment for cancer and additional life-threatening diseases.
Dear partners in ministry, From now until the end of June, individuals and groups across the ELCA are invited to participate in responding to the draft ELCA policy statement, “A…
The ELCA has just released their “Draft Social Statement on Women and Justice“. You can read the draft and respond. Just as talking together has helped the task force to think about these issues, they encourage you to get together with a group. You also may choose to attend a hearing in your synod. The comment period is open through Sept. 30, 2018.