Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message
In his Christmas message to the church, Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry delivers a children’s sermon, describing the night when Jesus was born. Curry emphasizes that “whispers make us stop, listen and pay attention.”
Bishop Curry issues statement on Brown University shooting
As students prepared for finals at Brown University, they found themselves a part of the ever-increasing epidemic of gun violence in the U.S. and globally. We grieve the shooting that ended two lives, injuring many others and traumatizing a community dedicated to learning, inquiry and shared life.
Statement on terror attack on Jewish community in Australia
“Many of us awoke to the horrific news of yet another deadly attack on the Jewish community, gathered for a Menorah lighting ceremony marking the beginning of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Australia,” writes ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry.
ELCA World Hunger Advent resources available
ELCA World Hunger’s Advent calendar, activities and study are designed to give you tools to make your home a warmer place. The world feels uncertain right now. Share God’s wide welcome with your neighbors.
Give a gift. Change a life.
Shop ELCA Good Gifts and choose from more than 60 charitable gifts to give in honor of friends or loved ones this Christmas. From goats to water projects, there’s something for everyone on your list.
Sumud Advent Series
What does Advent mean in the land where Jesus was born? How does our relationship to land, to home, and to rootedness connect us to the story of Advent and the good news that a Savior is born? ELCA Sumud: for Justice in Palestine and Israel’s 2025 Advent series addresses all these questions and more in four devotional resources.
The new LivingLutheran.org
The new LivingLutheran.org is now live! Set up a free digital membership and enjoy a welcoming, easy-to-access format; a personalized, custom dashboard that prioritizes the stories that interest you; access to members-only content; and e-news email delivery options to get the stories you want, both online and in your inbox.
I'm a Lutheran
Meet Zander Hine, a high school senior, an environmental and food security advocate, a Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient and a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, Md.
