New ELCA Action Alert! Critical programs that protect the integrity of our air, soil, water, and the habitats that sustain all living creatures are at risk. Take action today!
World Food Day is October 16! This special day is celebrated annually to raise awareness for people struggling with hunger, wherever they may be, and encourages global collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, and food-secure future.
The ELCA Conference of Bishops has issued a statement calling for love in our public witness. “Our faith compels us to stand where Jesus stands—with and for those whom society often seeks to exclude, erase, or diminish,” the statement reads, in part. Read more.
World Food Day: Food Is Medicine and Eating for Health is co-sponsored by Food Tank, ASU’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, UN FAO, and The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.
The LAMA Liaison Roundtable meets the third Monday of the month at 6:30p via Zoom. These conversations offer an opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics about congregational engagement in advocacy.
Hunger leaders from offices & congregations all over the synod gather together to discuss each other’s projects, collaborate, and lend each other support. We hear from synod and churchwide offices working on hunger solutions and find out what we can do to help. All are invited to join!
The theme of this year's gathering is Seeds to Systems. The agenda includes an organizing 101 workshop, an advocacy through art activity, presentations on community food systems projects, and ample time for conversation and connection.
Read updates from Capitol Hill as of October 10, 2025 by ELCA Advocacy.