Save the date! Lutheran Day at the Legislature 2026 will be on Monday, February 23 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. In addition to a rally, meetings with legislators, and introductions in both House and Senate galleries, a light breakfast and lunch will be served.

Mr. Peter Faur, a member of the LAMA Policy Committee, has a new novel out this week: The Heretic Hunters: A Parable for Our Time. Check it out.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

From message: "As I wrote last year, after the attempt on President Trump’s life in Butler, Pa., 'God calls this church to say a definitive ‘no’ to political violence now and in the future. Political violence has a long history but no place in democracy. This church belongs to God, and our unity in Christ is a grace-filled and healing gift in a fractured society.'"

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.

Members of the ELCA Homeless and Justice Network oppose this administration’s EO “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which falsely conflates homelessness with criminality, mental illness and addiction. Read statement here.

"Fear Is Not a Strategy for Safety" is a statement signed by 10 D.C.-area faith leaders including Bishop Leila M. Ortiz of the Metro D.C. Synod, ELCA calling for honesty and collaboration among our civic leaders so that safety, justice, and compassion prevail in Washington, D.C.

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted to adopt the edited social statement on human sexuality, titled "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust".

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

Applications are now being accepted for 2025 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants! Submit proposals by September 15, 2025. Call us at LAMA if you need help applying for this grant.

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted to adopt the amended social statement on faith and civic life, the relationship of church and state, and related matters, titled "Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All".

Full-time (hybrid) position available at Bread for the World. Read job description here.

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.

Three prepaid spots are available for the ELCA World Hunger Leaders Gathering in September. If you are interested in representing the Grand Canyon Synod, please contact Solveig at director@lamaz.org by August 1.