This “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, LAMA invites congregations to connect hands-on service with faithful advocacy for neighbors who are hungry, unhoused, uninsured, excluded, or unheard.

After America250, LAMA looks toward the work still before us: building a fuller, fairer public life where every neighbor is seen, heard, and able to thrive.

Bishop Curry invites Lutherans to mark America’s 250th anniversary with truth, memory, and hope — giving thanks for our nation’s highest ideals while recommitting ourselves to justice, neighbor-love, and the common good.

As our nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, Lutherans are invited to receive its promises with gratitude, examine its failures with honesty, and recommit to public witness rooted in justice, humility, and love of neighbor.

As congregations navigate questions of faith, patriotism, and public witness, this ELCA resource offers thoughtful guidance on how to honor civic life without letting national symbols overshadow Christ at the center of worship.

The ELCA’s social statement, Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-Being of All, affirms civic engagement as a Christian calling and offers a Lutheran framework for pursuing justice, protecting human dignity and serving the common good.