On Friday, October 17, Arizona inmate Richard Djerf is set to be put to death by lethal injection. ELCA Witness in Society sent Governor Katie Hobbs a letter asking her to commute Djerf’s death sentence. Read the letter.

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!

Read updates from Capitol Hill as of October 10, 2025 by ELCA Advocacy.

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.

From Arizona Faith Network: A government board is gathering input on a new proposal that would suppress the vote, and they need to hear from you! This is a concrete action you can take, in just a couple of minutes, to help protect voting rights.

The GCS Grant application window closes no later than midnight on Friday, October 31, 2025. Funds support specific new or continuing projects that advance goals in the GCS Strategic Plan.

Important info shared by our partners at Arizona Food Bank Network on the impact on federal nutrition programs and the families they assist.

New for 2025! Action Guide, Interactive Calendar, and Study for congregational use to plan educational and fundraising events at your congregation. From ELCA World Hunger.

New ELCA Action Alert! The current Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, 2025. This expiration means that many of the programs, authorities, and policies authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill are no longer in effect, leading to a period of uncertainty for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

The Rev. Justin Eller writes the sixth in this SPPO Spotlight Series, a feature accenting a perspective from an ELCA-affiliated State Public Policy Office, one of the ways we can resource our faith-based advocacy.

Six representatives from the Grand Canyon Synod spent four days in Columbus, OH at ELCA World Hunger’s World Hunger Leadership Gathering. Click for pictorial recap.

In 2025, the “Deeper Understandings” series focuses on ELCA social statements, reintroducing them to readers as a means of provoking fruitful, enriching conversation between Christians with different understandings and convictions, and as a springboard for active discipleship in the world.

"Intersections" is a short documentary from ELCA World Hunger that explores stories from three ELCA companion ministries who are responding to the overlapping root causes of hunger in the United States and around the world.

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. Organizations concerned with hunger and food security participate.

New ELCA Action Alert! Ask Congress to defend investments in refugee resettlement while urging the administration to restart fair, unbiased refugee admissions. Take action today!

The State of Arizona Nonprofit Security Grant Program (AZ-NSGP) is now accepting applications. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Info meetings Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 17-18.

The guidance offered here comes from Over Zero, an organization founded in response to the global need to counteract and prevent identity-based violence and other forms of group-targeted harm.