ELCA Advocacy applauds the significant bipartisan effort that led to the passage of this bill, and all the faith advocates like you who made this possible.
God’s Work. Our Hands.
Feed the Future works to bolster agricultural development, improve nutrition, and stimulate local economic growth, which in turn helps to reduce poverty.
Global Food Security Update
On Friday, July 8, people gathered at the ELCA churchwide office in Chicago for a service of prayer and lament over ongoing violence and racism. Watch the worship service and join us in praying for the needs of the whole human family.
Service of Prayer & Lament 7/8/16
Gifts designated for “West Virginia Flooding” under “U.S. Flooding” will be used (100 percent) until the response is complete to help disaster survivors recover and rebuild their lives. Your generous offerings of prayer and financial support will help address the many needs, especially long-term recovery efforts, of those affected.
West Virginia Flooding
In the second place, this commandment is violated not only when we do evil, but also when we have the opportunity to do good to our neighbors and to prevent, protect, and save them from suffering bodily harm or injury but fail to do so. (Large Catechism)
As a nation we mourn, and as Christian citizens we ...
The ELCA is committed to fighting childhood hunger. That commitment, rooted in our baptismal call to care for our neighbors in need, is why we as a church are advocating for a strong renewal of the Child Nutrition Programs critical to the health and wellbeing of children and families throughout our nation.
Fight Childhood Hunger
Through Lutheran Disaster Response, your gifts will provide help and hope in the face of devastation. Thanks to a generous donor, your gift now will be matched – dollar for dollar – until we reach $100,000.
Double the Impact
Today, we present our ELCA Advocacy Update for the month of June.
ELCA Advocacy Update – June 2016
Martin Luther commented on the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer (“Give us this day our daily bread”), saying, “How much trouble there now is in the world… on account of daily exploitation and usury in public business, trading, and labor on the part of those who wantonly oppress the poor and deprive them of their daily bread!”