“Light does not need permission to shine. It only needs to be present,” writes the author in the newest devotional post from ELCA World Hunger Advocacy Fellows. With a reflection and questions to prompt discussion, check out: https://blogs.elca.org/advo…/devotional-light-on-the-hill/
Registration is open for Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2026 in Washington D.C., as we draw on our shared faith traditions to inspire one another, and call on Congress to commit to Protecting People, Peace, and Planet. Through worship, workshops, solidarity and Congressional visits, we will bring together a diverse group of Christians to remind Congress of our shared responsibility to care for all that belongs to God. More about this year’s Ecumenical Advocacy Days on April 20–22 at https://advocacydays.org/
Did you know there is a new project of the ELCA, the Church Property Resource Hub?
Created in response to requests from synod and congregational leaders, the Church Property Resource Hub provides support in navigating the opportunities and challenges that buildings and land present for congregational vitality and the wider mission of the church.
You are invited to learn more at one of three upcoming virtual town halls.
These sessions will introduce the project to congregations and to anyone involved in the stewardship and management of church property.
Join us to explore resources available to congregation leaders as they seek to steward property in faithful and practical ways.
Register for any of the three available sessions through the links in the comments below.
Eternal Protector of the helpless, hear the cry of the distressed and grant speedy deliverance in a new day of peace and concord.
Social messages of the ELCA are topical documents adopted by the ELCA Church Council to focus attention and action on timely, pressing matters of social concern to the church and society. They are used to address pressing contemporary concerns in light of the prophetic and compassionate traditions of Scripture and do not establish new teaching or policy. Rather, they build upon previously adopted teaching and policy positions, especially from social statements.
These messages draw attention to specific topics or social concerns that arise from our participation in God’s work in the world, and they encourage moral discernment, thoughtful discussion and action. Each message is reviewed by the Conference of Bishops and adopted by the ELCA Church Council, and expresses the convictions of the leadership of this church.
At this time, there are 13 social messages:
The ELCA is committed to the continual work of prayer, learning, reflection, discernment, and action to resist patriarchy and sexism as we live together in community into the promised abundant life God intends for all.
Thousands of children and families from Central America continue to flee their communities and search for safety in the U.S. As a church, we envision a world in which children and families do not have to leave their communities in order to live a safe and sufficient life. Our faith calls Lutherans to see our neighbors as ourselves. As people flee their communities, the ELCA will continue to celebrate and stand alongside our immigrant neighbors.
Secure shelter is a critical component of the foundation of the human person, the absence of which can contribute to hunger and challenges in healthcare, education, job prospects and more.
Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada 