Solveig Muus 10/27/26 Solveig Muus 10/27/26

Give a Gift That Makes a Difference: ELCA Good Gifts 2026

Give a gift that shares hope and changes lives this Christmas with ELCA Good Gifts 2026, offering more than 60 meaningful ways to fight hunger, support families, and care for neighbors around the world.

Solveig Muus 4/14/26 Solveig Muus 4/14/26

The Call of Welcome: Supporters Standing with Immigrants and Refugees

Inspired by a refugee family her own family hosted when she was just 11, Vicki Schmidt has dedicated decades to supporting those seeking safety. Watch her journey and discover how answering the call of welcome brings hope to refugees and immigrants, and meaning to those who choose to walk alongside them.

Solveig Muus 1/3/26 Solveig Muus 1/3/26

A Prayer for Venezuela

This prayer asks God to bring peace, clarity, strength, and hope to the people of Venezuela, guiding leaders and supporting the vulnerable amid hardship. It also lifts up the Lutheran church there, praying for courage, reconciliation, and trust in God’s steadfast love.

Solveig Muus 11/25/25 Solveig Muus 11/25/25

Progress and Setbacks in Reducing HIV in Tanzania

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.

Solveig Muus 10/28/25 Solveig Muus 10/28/25

Shop ELCA Good Gifts

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.

Solveig Muus 10/21/25 Solveig Muus 10/21/25

Thrive 2025: Stories of Hope, Healing and Renewal after Disasters

Learn more about how your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response share hope and healing with communities impacted by disaster in the United States and around the world.

Solveig Muus 4/17/25 Solveig Muus 4/17/25

Interfaith video welcoming families seeking refuge

United across different backgrounds we are compelled by faith to have compassion, to protect the vulnerable and to welcome families seeking refuge. Together, we can create a world where love prevails over fear. 3:24 mins.

Solveig Muus 12/6/24 Solveig Muus 12/6/24

From Local Farms to Global Advocacy: ELCA World Hunger’s 50-Year Legacy

This year the ELCA has been celebrating how ELCA World Hunger came to be and the thousands of donors who have and continue to make its work possible. Since 1974, hundreds of thousands of people from across the church have contributed more than $650 million to support ELCA World Hunger .

Solveig Muus 11/26/24 Solveig Muus 11/26/24

Shop ELCA Good Gifts

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.

Autumn Byars 3/11/24 Autumn Byars 3/11/24

Advocacy In Action: News From the ELCA Conference of Bishops

The ELCA Conference of Bishops met last week and wrote two letters, advocating for neighbors in need. Our leaders address lawmakers, urging them to support Annunciation House in Texas, and a Ceasefire in Gaza, calling us to join them in defending our neighbors.

Autumn Byars 12/19/23 Autumn Byars 12/19/23

Christmas Prayers for Peace

Autumn Byars 12/12/23 Autumn Byars 12/12/23

WATCH: ELCA Advocacy Interview With COP28 Delegates

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

Autumn Byars 12/5/23 Autumn Byars 12/5/23

ELCA Presence in Far-Reaching Efforts of COP28

Read about the ELCA presence at the UN climate forum, COP28 on the ELCA Advocacy Blog.

Autumn Byars 12/5/23 Autumn Byars 12/5/23

ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support Efforts Combating HIV/AIDS

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.

Autumn Byars 11/28/23 Autumn Byars 11/28/23

Advent and Christmas in the Midst of the War

Updates on Advent preparations in the Holy Land amidst the current conflict. Read about how you can support our fellow Christians, as well as all suffering the effects of war.