The Nevada Legislature will convene a Special Session starting today. Pastor Paul will be present at the Legislature at 10 AM to witness and engage in this important moment.

We invite you to stay informed and find ways to advocate for affordability and stability for Nevada’s most vulnerable residents. Together, we can ensure that every Nevadan has access to safe housing, fair wages, and a community that cares.

The United States is missing from important climate talks – leaving our global neighbors without a vital partner in caring for creation.

From Nov. 10-21, 2025, global leaders gather in Brazil for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) and the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. COP30 will be a pivotal moment for countries to renew commitments to limit global warming and to ensure care and resilience for communities most impacted by climate change. 

“According to Genesis 2:15, our role within creation is to serve and to keep God’s garden, the earth,” reads the ELCA social statement Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice. Our wellbeing is bound together with that of our global neighbors, and these negotiations invite the United States to act faithfully and justly in response to its share of the global climate burden.  

Together, let us call on our elected leaders to renew U.S. participation and engagement with the Paris Agreement —walking in accompaniment with those most affected by climate changes and working toward justice throughout all creation. 

Our faithful action today helps remind our leaders that the United States must stand with, not apart from, the global family of creation. Take action here with your own message!  

Last week, ELCA Advocacy delivered constituent letters and hand-drawn paper plates from children at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale to senators and representatives on Capitol Hill. The plates and letters lifted up the importance of SNAP funding and pending legislation in Congress—reminding our leaders that no one should go hungry.

How can your congregation advocate?
One simple way is to write letters or postcards to your elected officials about issues that align with our faith’s call to love our neighbors—such as hunger, housing, or healthcare. Children, youth, and adults alike can participate!

You could also:

Pray together for those experiencing food insecurity and for compassionate leadership.

Host an Advocacy Sunday with letter-writing after worship.

Invite a local advocacy leader to speak about faith and public policy.

Use ELCA Advocacy Action Alerts to send messages directly to Congress.

Giving Tuesday is December 2. Start thinking about including LEAN on your list of causes to support. Thanks!

Mail to:

Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada

357 Clay Street, Reno, NV

Recent cuts to SNAP are going to affect over 500,000 Nevdans. If you need help, please reach out for help. Find resources on https://www.nevada211.org/food-services/food-lines-pantries/