Dr. Paul Mmbando leads the health department for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). Daudi Msseemmaa, ELCA Regional Representative to East Africa talked to him on Nov. 17, 2025 about the church’s role as World AIDS Day observance approached.

ELCA Action Alert from November 19. You can make a difference for global neighbors by urging Congress to ensure release of funds for HIV/AIDS programs. World AIDS Day is December 1. Take action today!

Living Lutheran article by Khader Khalilia, program director for ELCA Arab and Middle Eastern Ministries. The ELCA Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities (MDCC) team is sharing Khalilia’s remarks in hope of highlighting ministry concerns and engaging the wider ELCA in what continues to be a critical conversation.

ELCA Action Alert from November 10. The United States is missing from important climate talks, leaving our global neighbors without a vital partner in caring for creation. Take action today!

Searching for the perfect gift? Shop ELCA Good Gifts and choose from more than 50 life-changing, charitable gifts to give in lieu of traditional Christmas presents.

New ELCA Action Alert! As policymakers work to finalize the next farm bill, urge your members of Congress to ensure programs that feed hungry people around the world are protected.

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! This week, Israel expanded their military campaign in Gaza to begin their full-scale invasion of Gaza City. The implications of any version of a military invasion of Gaza City are devastating. Take action today!

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has sent a letter to President Donald Trump and members of Congress expressing support for Jewish-American and Israeli communities affected by the Oct. 7 attacks, while voicing profound horror over the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza.

New ELCA Action Alert! The U.S. - Israeli distribution mechanism for aid in Gaza is further imperiling lives. Take action today.

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.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. In Episode 5 you’ll hear from faith-based advocates meeting our current moment by supporting immigrants and refugees during a time of rapid shifts and changes. Host: Regina Q. Banks of Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Episode 4 takes a critical look at the direct impact on lives worldwide of the evolving landscape of U.S. foreign assistance. Host: Regina Q. Banks of Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California.

Searching for the perfect gift? Shop ELCA Good Gifts and choose from more than 50 life-changing, charitable gifts to give in lieu of traditional Christmas presents.

For Peace in God's World (1995) conveys ELCA teaching on matters related to war, domestic and international security, and the Christian call to be peacemakers. English, Spanish and 5-session study guide available.

WATCH: Interview With ELCA Delegate to COP28. Learn more about how they are representing a faith-based perspective on climate care.

Churches Beyond Borders 2023 Advent Cycle of Prayer. This prayer resource calls for justice and peace, especially for churches impacted by the war in the Holy Land, and for lifting up Palestinian Christian communities and ministries.

In honor of World AIDS Day this month, use your voice to support the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Congressional authorization for PEPFAR expired this year on September 30. Congress needs to pass legislation to reauthorize continuation of the program.