“Speak out for the rights of all who are destitute. Defend the rights of the poor and needy.” (Proverbs 31:8-9)

The 2026 Bread for the World Offering of Letters Toolkit now available!

As Christians, we are called to seek justice, care for those experiencing hunger and poverty, and embrace our Creator’s vision of hope, love, and peace. We are called to embody it in public as we commit to live in solidarity with those who are made vulnerable by the inequities that drive hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world.

Letters are a strong witness of community concerns and personal testimonies

Over the years, these letters and emails from congregations, campuses and community groups have helped inspire our leaders in Washington, D.C., to pass legislative victories that reduce hunger in the U.S. and around the world.

3 Reasons Your Church Should Organize an Offering of Letters

1. We believe that advocacy is part of our Christian witness and discipleship.
2. With your support, Bread for the World is committed to speaking truth to power. we have to be both pastoral and prophetic to end hunger.
3. Bread for the World is practical and effective. Years of persistent advocacy and voice has helped triple poverty focused development assistance to education, training, and sustainability measures that end hunger.

2026 Winter/Spring Lunch and Learn Webinars

Get educated to advocate in 2026! Join Bread for the World’s Policy and Research Institute staff for a series of short, educational webinars focused on the hunger-related policies and programs on our agenda this year. These sessions will equip you with the knowledge you need to understand what’s at stake and why it matters, so you can advocate boldly and effectively.

We are offering four stand-alone webinars on different topics. Please register for each webinar individually, using the links below. Upon registering, you will receive the link to join and an option to add the webinar to your digital calendar.

• SNAP and H.R.1’s Impact on States and Families (RECORDING)
  Wednesday, February 25, 2026
• Global Nutrition and Health 101
  Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 1:00-1:45pm Eastern (10:00-10:45am Pacific)
• WIC 101
  Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 1:00-1:45pm Eastern (10:00-10:45am Pacific)
• Topic TBD
  Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 1:00-1:45pm Eastern (10:00-10:45am Pacific)

A Powerful Tool to Organize Letter-writing Events to End Hunger Through Advocacy

This year’s Offering of Letters will again focus on the federal Farm Bill as it continues to be debated in congress.

We hope you will join us in supporting Bread for the World’s Advocacy!

For sample letters, bulletin inserts, and many other resources to create an Offering of Letters campaign in your congregation, click below.

Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada is looking for Congregational Liaisons.

What is a congregational liaison? Well mainly it is stay connected with the LEAN newsletter, and join us once a month for a check in. We will share the Action Alerts, and we are hoping to have guests in our meetings to come!

Register here for our next meeting, April 21st at 6 PM!

We will have an introduction to what it means to be a liaison! Join us!

On March 24, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case with major stakes for people seeking refuge at the U.S.-Mexico border. The ELCA has cosponsored an interfaith vigil and rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, held before the hearing at 8 a.m. ET. To take part, use the link to reserve a spot.

“[Justice] is not just an idea we debate, it is something we build together, across cultures, languages and lived experiences,” writes our author after attending CSW70. Learn about this advocacy advancing justice for women and girls on our blog: https://blogs.elca.org/…/justice-for-women-and-girls…/

Church leaders and congregations are invited to explore how faith communities can better support people experiencing addiction during an upcoming webinar hosted by the Center of Addiction & Faith. Register here.

“Finding God in the Basement with Author Jennifer Carlier” will take place Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 PM CT on Zoom. The event features author Jennifer Carlier, whose book Finding God in the Basementreflects on what churches can learn from recovery communities that often gather quietly in church basements.

Participants will hear Carlier’s reflections on how recovery communities cultivate honesty, vulnerability, and grace—qualities that can deepen the church’s witness and ministry. Drawing from her own experience, Carlier offers a thoughtful critique of theological approaches to sin and salvation that may unintentionally reinforce shame or make churches feel inaccessible for those struggling with addiction.

Instead, she invites Christian communities to imagine a more faithful response—one that affirms human dignity even in brokenness and points toward hope, healing, and wholeness.

For congregations across the Grand Canyon Synod, this conversation offers an opportunity to reflect on how Lutheran theology’s emphasis on grace might shape more compassionate and authentic ministry alongside those navigating addiction and recovery.

The webinar is open to anyone interested in the intersection of faith, addiction, and recovery ministry.

Register here.