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State Public Policy Office (SPPO)

State Public Policy Offices

Local policies deeply impact our lives and the lives of our neighbors and communities. ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices (SPPOs) resource impactful action in several locations.

ELCA Synod Advocacy Engagement

Check with a synod in your area to learn about locally organized advocacy opportunities. Synods geographically group congregations in the ELCA. Some groups offer advocacy and issue teams that help members learn about current topics and find ways to take action.

Acting on Our Concerns and Experiences

In our lives and ministries, Christian values can help guide policy toward justice and peace. Network with ELCA Young Adults, World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response. Use ELCA Resource Center tools, write op-eds and start advocacy teams in your congregation.

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More About ELCA-affiliated State Public Policy Offices

The ELCA Advocacy Locations Map and list help you identify the SPPO partners in your area. Use the contact information on the map to connect with offices operating in more than 17 states.
Map and List of SPPOs

Connect with the Network

Locations Map
Lutheran Advocacy Minnesota hosts Graceful Conversations, a workshop series, to help your community talk openly about the issues facing our country and church. This is just one of the tools available from this SPPO.
Minnesota

Fostering Unity and Compassion

Advocacy Minnesota
Explore why Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and theology draw such attention. Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania shares insights from Bonhoeffer scholar Dr. Lori Brandt Hale to help us live faithfully at the intersection of faith and civic life today.
Pennsylvania

Deeper Discipleship in This Time

Advocacy Ministry
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin helps ELCA members in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan strengthen their ability to advocate for policies that reflect our values. Direct advocacy and education focus on justice, peace and the protection of all God’s creation.
Wisconsin

Networking Lutherans in the State

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Over 100 Lutherans showed up in Sacramento for the annual Lobby Day in 2025 organized by the Lutheran Office of Public Policy California. Grounded in worship and prayer and equipped and vocal about policy priorities, their presence received and continues to receive attention.
California

Learn and Take Faithful Action

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