ELCA reaches milestone in welcoming new congregations 5/28/2015 3:00:00 PM CHICAGO (ELCA) – For the Rev. Ruben Duran, the message is quite clear – “Christ’s church is not dying.” That’s a different message, he says, than what has been widely reported in recent years about the decline in membership among […]
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Excerpts from the Lutheran Disaster Response Blog: “Responding to the severe flooding in the southern plains” (5/29/2015) Texas, Oklahoma and now Arkansas are experiencing severe flooding that started due to heavy rainfall and flash floods in the region during Memorial Day weekend. This has been the wettest May, or even […]
Responding to Flooding in Southern Plains
In April, a devastating earthquake struck Nepal. This earthquake and the aftershocks that followed have led to an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country. One of the poorest countries in the world, Nepal is now in desperate need of resources to recover and protect its citizens, especially as monsoon season […]
Advocacy for Nepal
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Visitor: June 2015
Protecting the Waters of the United States May 27, 2015 “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Amos 5:24 Water as a metaphor flows through scripture, perhaps because of the essential role water plays in sustaining human life and the abundance of God’s creation. […]
Protecting the Waters of the United States
Synod Assembly is the gathering of the New Jersey Synod, occurring annually to worship, hear from colleagues and ministry partners, make decisions, and dream for the future. The 2015 New Jersey Synod Assembly will be held Thursday through Saturday, June 4-6, at Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch, […]
NJ Synod Assembly 2015
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod May 27, 2015
Jersey Jottings 5/27/15
Lutheran and Episcopal denominations forge joint faith-based advocacy body. Reverend Sara Lilja to head statewide faith entity. Hamilton Square, NJ (May 14, 2015) – Based on the shared values and faith principles of two Protestant denominations, the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the […]
Lutheran/Episcopal Partners in Advocacy
Jersey Jottings: News from around the New Jersey Synod May 20, 2015