Announcing the LAMA T-Shirt Design Contest! We need your help to design a T-Shirt that fans can wear to demonstrate support for LAMA’s work in Arizona. Submission deadline Dec. 31, 2025.

This OpEd by Dr. Kellie Sanders appeared in the Verde Independent on November 4, 2025. Dr. Sanders serves as church council president at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Clarkdale, Arizona.

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.

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.

This Guest Commentary by Rev. Christine Stoxen appeared in Arizona Capitol Times on September 12, 2025. Rev. Stoxen serves of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler. AZ.

Guest blogger, the Rev. John D. Kautz, shares about a grassroots movement of clergy in Southern Arizona that came together as an ecumenical working group committed to offering a clear, public Christian witness in response to a deepening national crisis.

This OpEd by Rev. Christine Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on August 24, 2025. Rev. Stoxen serves of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler. AZ.

Peter Faur joins the LAMA Policy Committee, accepting the call to serve a three-year term on the board.

See images from the AMMPARO Candlelight Prayer Vigil on Wednesday, July 30 at Peace Park as part of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix.

The GCS Hunger Leaders Network spotlights Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church in Sun City, AZ and its partnership with Community Action Market & Produce (C.A.M.P.).

Join Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Phoenix for their final free summer jazz concert—July 13 with Beth Lederman & Dennis Rowland. Held at 5:30 PM, this Music for Food event supports the Olive Branch Food Pantry, which feeds over 150 families weekly. Come for the music, stay for the mission.

Share your views with your local paper! This OpEd by Rev. Chris Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on June 22, 2025 in advance of the H.R. 1 “Big, Beautiful Bill” vote.

Click to see who won the 40-40-40 Lenten Challenge. And a heartfelt thank you on behalf of the Grand Canyon Synod Hunger Leaders Network!

View an update by the Rev. Paul Larson, director of Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN).

This OpEd by Rev. Christine Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on June 1, 2025. Rev. Stoxen serves of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler. AZ.

LAMA’s Ministry Report for 2025 Synod Assembly. Read highlights of an exceptional year of advocacy and engagement in Arizona and in the Grand Canyon Synod.

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.

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.