ELCA adopts amended social statement "Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All"

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to adopt the amended social statement "Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All" and its implementing resolutions.

The ELCA developed the social statement on faith and civic life, the relationship of church and state, and related matters, as called for by the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.

Social statements are the ELCA’s primary documents to address significant social issues. They are intended to aid reflection, shape conscience and set forth the ELCA’s teaching and policy on the major social issues and questions of contemporary life. Social statements are developed by task forces, using an established process of study and widespread participation across the church to guide theological and moral deliberation.

To read the text that was considered by the voting members of the churchwide assembly, click here.

In the final step of their work, the task force revised the draft social statement in light of public feedback. To read a report on that feedback, click here. To read the report on the public feedback to the study, which preceded the draft, click here.

If you have any questions, please email us here.

To learn more about the task force members, click here.

Read a detailed timeline of the task force’s work.

We pray this social statement on our faith and civic life will help inspire and guide us as we seek the well-being of all.