Triple-digit temperatures have returned—and Arizona Faith Network is leading the charge to protect our most vulnerable neighbors through cooling stations, interfaith bag-packing events, and summer service opportunities. Learn how you can help.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Episode 9: Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, program director for Middle East & North Africa (sometimes referred to as MENA) policy with ELCA Witness in Society.

The Center for Climate Justice and Faith at PLTS is accepting applications to their Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith program for lay leaders and clergy members from around the world who want to be effective advocates for climate justice. Applications due June 15, 2025.

Now accepting applications: The 2025 Manna Grant offers up to $20,000 in total funding to Grand Canyon Synod ministries that address hunger and its root causes. Projects must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive leadership. Apply by July 31.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement on behalf of the ELCA expressing deep sorrow over the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington, D.C.—an act rooted in the deadly rise of anti-Semitism.

Experts say there’s been an increase of many kinds of hate over the past few years. In this KJZZ interview, Rev. Katie Sexton of Arizona Faith Network, and Rabbi Andy Green of Congregation Or Tzion share more.

Read about the impacts of the proposed House reconciliation bill millions of working families. Stats from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).

ELCA Advocacy welcomes Antoine Cummins as new Program Director for Civil Rights Policy.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Episode 8: Vance Blackfox, Justice Nichols and Brenda Blackhawk are guests.

New ELCA Action Alert! This week: The House of Representatives is rushing to make historic cuts in Medicaid, food assistance, and education, while increasing the federal deficit by trillions of dollars. Take action today.

May 25, 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. In her message to the church honoring George Floyd, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention to how this “horrific act revealed the deadly reality of racism in the United States for many across the world.”

On May 13, U.S. House Republicans introduced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that proposes deep cuts and major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of a broader effort to make permanent the administration’s proposed tax cuts. Read the basics here.

Arizona summers are deadly—and for our neighbors experiencing homelessness or heat vulnerability, access to water, shade, and compassion can be life-saving. Read how you can help the AFN Heat Relief and Respite Program.

Congress is currently working on the budget in committees and have proposed several cuts detrimental to nonprofits and the individuals they serve. AZ Reps. Ciscomani and Schweikert serve on the committee!  

Use these 30-minute reflections plus 15-minute Q&A sessions on advocacy tips and themes to lay groundwork and stimulate discussion in congregations, study groups, advocacy teams and more.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Episode 7: Lutheran Services in America president and CEO Alesia Frerichs is guest.

This week we’re spotlighting the Flagstaff Family Food Center, which is supported by Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Flagstaff, Arizona. Guest blog by Ethan Amos.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares a pastoral letter marking the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born and first Augustinian pope. Read the full pastoral letter.