Created in the Image of God affirms that every person bears God-given dignity that cannot be earned or lost. Rooted in Scripture and Lutheran social teaching, it equips individuals and congregations to respond with compassion, courage, and advocacy that honors our shared humanity.

Living Lutheran article by Debra Madras Efrid. “What are we as Lutherans called to do to ease the impact of the federal spending law?”

ELCA Action Alert from November 19. You can make a difference for global neighbors by urging Congress to ensure release of funds for HIV/AIDS programs. World AIDS Day is December 1. Take action today!

ELCA Action Alert. Join Lutheran Disaster Response leaders in asking for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reform through the FEMA Act of 2025. Take action today!

ELCA Action Alert from November 10. The United States is missing from important climate talks, leaving our global neighbors without a vital partner in caring for creation. Take action today!

ELCA Witness in Society staff want to share your stories with congressional offices. Sharing your Arizona story helps ELCA advocacy on issues you care about be more effective! Read more.

Host Regina Banks speaks with Karen Ehrens, US Policy Manager, Alliance to End Hunger. The interviews were recorded on Monday, October 27th, as advocates across the country expected SNAP funding to run out or be withheld starting November 1st.

ELCA Witness in Society Senior Director, the Rev. Amy Reumann, joins other faith leaders in calling the new goal ‘biased’, indicating it abandons those at risk, and is in need of reversal. Read the statement.

Living Lutheran article by the Rev. Ralen Robinson. “When we, as a community, stand up and speak boldly to advocate for change, we become the voice for those silenced by systems. This is the Reformation in everyday life, the reform church that accepts everyone and allows all of us to have accessible faith.”

ELCA Action Alert includes update from November 3. There are 42 million Americans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families who are at risk of seeing delays of their November benefits due to the current government shutdown.

‘Here I Pod’ kicks off Season 3 with "Immigration, Sensitive Locations, and Faithful Actions," featuring special guests from ELCA Ammparo, The Border Church/La Iglesia Fronteriza and ELCA Advocacy.

New ELCA Action Alert! As policymakers work to finalize the next farm bill, urge your members of Congress to ensure programs that feed hungry people around the world are protected.

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.

New ELCA Action Alert! Critical programs that protect the integrity of our air, soil, water, and the habitats that sustain all living creatures are at risk. Take action today!

Read updates from Capitol Hill as of October 10, 2025 by ELCA Advocacy.

New ELCA Action Alert! The current Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, 2025. This expiration means that many of the programs, authorities, and policies authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill are no longer in effect, leading to a period of uncertainty for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

The Rev. Justin Eller writes the sixth in this SPPO Spotlight Series, a feature accenting a perspective from an ELCA-affiliated State Public Policy Office, one of the ways we can resource our faith-based advocacy.

New ELCA Action Alert! Ask Congress to defend investments in refugee resettlement while urging the administration to restart fair, unbiased refugee admissions. Take action today!