“Confronting environmental and climate crises requires courage, cooperation and respect for all forms of knowledge.”

Read about the The Lutheran World Federation delegation’s experience at the seventh session of the U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA-7).

For more on the Talanoa Dialogue Process, “a safe space that embraces mutual respect [which] encourages advancement of decision making for a greater good,” see https://resources.elca.org/…/talanoa-dialogue-process…/.

Have you checked the new ELCA website? I stumbled across the new website the other day, and it has been fun to explore

The ELCA is launching a redesigned ELCA.org this week as its new flagship communications platform. During the transition, the site may experience brief outages, and the IT Help Desk will pause requests for webpage updates for two weeks while teams focus on the rollout.

Users who encounter issues are encouraged to wait 30 minutes and try again, and to clear their browser cache to access the latest updates. Instructions for reporting errors or broken links will be shared soon.

If you’ve ever been irritated by the slow and seemingly byzantine nature of the ELCA’s website, look no further! The ELCA launched its new website, check it out at elca.org.

And while you’re at it, sign up for ELCA Advocacy (Witness In Society) Action Alerts here.

From her mountain home, our author writes: “Driving down any road, you can always find them on the horizon, always get your bearings. Their steady visibility is a gift.” With discussion questions, find the latest reflection on Matthew 5:14-15 in the ELCA World Hunger Advocacy Fellow devotional series

Advocacy ministries of the ELCA want to share stories and your voices about public policies and relevant advocacy issues that are of interest to you.

Urge a bold, efficient Farm Bill which supports both hungry families and vital rural communities.

The House Agriculture Committee passed a new Farm Bill on Mar. 5, 2026. The bill includes some welcome provisions, such as restoring farm-to-foodbank programs, offering policy stability to farmers, boosting nutrition incentives that directly support the communities our ministries serve, and reauthorizing key international food aid programs. But it falls short in critical areas that must be addressed before it is sent to the president’s desk. 

At a time when houses of worship, food pantries, global partners and ELCA World Hunger affiliates report alarming new rates of food requests in our communities, Congress should not use this moment to codify cuts which advanced during the budget reconciliation process last year. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), for example, is now subject to imposed new work requirements, cost shifting to strapped state budgets, and elimination of benefits for refugees. The advancing Farm Bill also requires that at least 50 percent of Food for Peace aid, an international food assistance program authorized through the Farm Bill, be sourced from the United States and shipped on U.S. vessels. This will negatively impact how much funding is left for food aid programming in countries where it’s needed the most. 

After years of temporary extensions, farmers and families need a bold, efficient Farm Bill that reflects our Lutheran commitment to promoting vitality to rural communities and hungry families. Read more on the ELCA Advocacy Blog.

Please contact your members of Congress today and urge them to strengthen hunger provisions in the Farm Bill.