+A Message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson 6 I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words. 7 Wondrously show your steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. 8 Guard me as the apple of the […]
Resources for Health Concerns
Dear friends – As we continue to prepare for the possible reach of the coronavirus, we are sharing 2 documents which may be helpful for your congregations. One is from ELCA Worship and the other is from Lutheran Disaster Response. Please share this information with your leaders and convene conversations of people appropriate to your […]
Christmas Message from Bishop Jon Anderson
“When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receives their sight, the lame walk, […]
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton: Christmas Message 2019 | ELCA
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares her 2019 Christmas message. We celebrate the miracle of God’s love that has come to us in the form of a tiny baby who gives his life for us, that we might have life. View & download a video message from Bishop Eaton Click here to download Spanish PDF
Thanksgiving for God’s Ongoing Creation
A message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! – 2 Corinthians 5: 7 God continues to create new… …life, …dreams, …relationships, …capacities, …moments of beauty, …insight, …and focus. When we celebrate Thanksgiving, we remember and […]
Synod Advent Appeal 2019
Dear friends in ministry – I pray God’s grace and peace are with you as you begin this Advent season, preparing your people to welcome the light of Christ and to reflect it in your communities. For the past several years, your synod has been inviting congregations to participate in a special Advent Appeal as […]
I have been praying and thinking about sanctuary
+Bishop Jon V. Anderson When I was a young pastor, in the days before there were cell phones, I remember my failure to provide sanctuary to a woman in the first congregation I served. As we walked out of the mundane work of a committee, we encountered her enraged husband wondering what she had been […]
ELCA as a sanctuary church: What does this mean?
What does it mean to be a sanctuary denomination? We publicly state that walking alongside refugees and immigrants is a matter of faith. +A letter from the Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton Dear siblings in Christ, As many of you know, last week the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted a resolution that, among other things, declared […]
Your new Director for Evangelical Mission: The Rev. Dr. Dee Pederson
We want to share with you that Pr. Dee Pederson will be our next Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM). She will be starting on September 1. Pr. Dee is an experienced and gifted pastor. She has served at Bethlehem Lutheran in St. Cloud for 31 years. In that time, she has served on local interfaith, […]
Job Opening – Regional Gift Planner
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Foundation seeks a Regional Gift Planner for Northwest and Southwest Minnesota. ELCA Synod Territory includes: Northwest Minnesota Synod and Southwest Minnesota Synod. The Regional Gift Planner (RGP) will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and securing planned and current gifts from individuals in support of churchwide ministries, congregations, […]
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