ELCA Introduces New Website

 Chicago — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has launched the new ELCA.org. The new website provides a central, unified location where current and potential members, church leaders and visitors can know and understand what it means to be an ELCA Lutheran. 

The new ELCA.org focuses on the needs of people who identify as ELCA Lutherans, providing practical and spiritual support for congregants and equipping current and future church leaders with the tools they need to do effective ministry.  The clutter-free design makes it easier to discover and connect with the ministries and programs that best enable current and future Lutherans to understand and express their faith, and it incorporates accessibility best practices. 

The space also includes the new enhanced search, which incorporates pages on ELCA.org, the ELCA’s resource library, congregation profile information and Living Lutheran articles to provide a more comprehensive result. It also provides a guided exploration that curates answers based on individual needs. 

The new ELCA.org is the culmination of more than a year of collaboration among the ELCA’s Strategic Communications, Information Technology and Innovation teams to create a tool that will help create more impact with users. The teams engaged in extensive user research and incorporated modern, accessible and dynamic digital design to build a space where current and potential members, church leaders and visitors can understand and put their faith in action. 

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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:

The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.7 million members in more than 8,400 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands.,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.

For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org

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