Guest blogger Paul Westermann of University Lutheran Church in Tempe writes about his experience as an elections clerk.

Guest blogger Christopher Jacobson shares about the Bread for the World-sponsored Offering of Letters at Faith/La Fe Lutheran Church in Phoenix.

Lutherans have a history of civic engagement during election season, including being voting centers. Holy Trinity and Mountain View were two of 37 Lutheran congregations who offered their space at voting centers in Arizona’s 15 counties this year

A few weeks ago, LAMA joined the rest of the Office of the Bishop staff and volunteered at the West Valley Lutheran Thrift Shop in Sun City. Read more about our visit and this impressive ministry on the synod website!

Guest blogger Joanie Contreras of Santa Cruz Lutheran in Tucson shares today’s Community Spotlight on their partnership with Sahuarita Food Bank’s Project AZUL.

Community Spotlight: Learn about the Food Bank at Santa Cruz Lutheran Church in Tucson! Find out more about their innovative work now!

Read more about Autumn’s visit to Tucson and the partnership between Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Last week, Hunger Advocacy Fellow Autumn traveled up to the Grand Canyon to tour and volunteer at the Grand Canyon Community Food Bank— the ONLY food bank in a national park! Learn more about this pantry, run by a member of our GCS Hunger Leaders Network!

Hunger Fellow Autumn Byars visits the West Valley Community Food Pantry, housed at and run by St. John’s Lutheran Church in Glendale. Read about this inspiring hunger ministry in the Grand Canyon Synod.

Community Spotlight: Read about the food pantry at Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church in Tucson! The pantry opens once a week to provide shelf stable food to neighbors in need. Autumn recently got a chance to pay them a visit!

Guest blogger Kris Bartanen, LAMA Liaison at New Journey Lutheran Church, Fountain Hills, shares how NJLC makes a difference by putting their faith into action and raising their voices in the public square.

LSS-SW shared a testimonial from one of their staff members on the importance of voting. Read Francisca’s story now!

Read about University Lutheran Church and ASU Lutheran Campus Ministry’s Offering of Letters! Hosted by Bread for the World, this campaign advocates to the passage of an equitable Farm Bill.

Watch Christian Nationalism webinar sponsored by Diakonia—Grand Canyon Synod.

Read all about New Journey Lutheran Church’s 11th annual mobile food packing event for Food For Kidz. NJLC partnered with other churches and the Fountain Hills community to provide thousands of meals to people in need.

All about Hunger Action Day around the Grand Canyon Synod! See how the LAMA team, the Arizona Food Bank Network, and community members commemorated the day, and what you can do to get involved!

LAMA Hunger Fellow Autumn Byars writes about her visit to ASU’s student run food bank, Pitchfork Pantry and University Lutheran Church’s history with the organization.

Four congregations in the Ahwatukee Foothills area, including three GCS churches, sponsored a CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, November 13, 2022. The Walk generated $11,000 in donations, and raised awareness of local hunger concerns as well as highlighting the global hunger story.