The leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and The Episcopal Church (TEC) have released the Churches Beyond Borders 2023 Advent Cycle of Prayer.
On Nov.
16, the North American heads of Churches Beyond Borders met online with their
Lutheran and Episcopal counterparts in the Holy Land for a time of solidarity
and prayer.
The ELCA Church Council of the appointed
the Rev. Michael Burk as presiding bishop pro tempore after its Executive
Committee approved Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s request for a four- to six-month
leave of absence, to begin Nov. 17. The council, which serves as the ELCA
churchwide organization’s board of directors and interim legislative authority
between meetings of a churchwide assembly, gathered at the Lutheran Center in
Chicago, Nov. 9-12.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Church Council Executive Committee approved Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's request for a 4-to-6-month leave of absence. Her leave starts Nov. 17, 2023.
The ELCA's commitments call on us to denounce unequivocally any attacks — past, present or future — by any party that lead to civilians becoming victims. Our hearts are with all those who have been killed or injured, and with their families and friends.
As Lutherans, we are accustomed to holding tension between two truths. Thus the ELCA denounces the egregious acts of Hamas, acts that have led to unspeakable loss of life and hope. At the same time the ELCA denounces the indiscriminate retaliation of Israel against the Palestinian people, both Christian and Muslim.
We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person--questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world.
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