Marking the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona facilitates a unity-driven Multi-Faith Food Drive

Autumn Byars joins the Grand Canyon Synod staff as the ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow for 2023-24. Welcome, Autumn! Meet her here.

Rep. Ruben Gallego's Domestic Water Protection Act of 2023 would levy taxes on foreign governments growing water-intensive crops in drought-stricken areas.

As hurricanes, floods and wildfires rage, it is a critical time to reach out to our lawmakers to ensure our communities have the resources they need to respond to natural disasters. Please take action and share with your congregation and partners today!

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joins the GCS Hunger Leaders Network monthly call on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm AZ (PDT). Also joining is the Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood from Arizona Faith Network.

On Sunday, July 24, New Journey Lutheran Church hosted as guest preacher and fellowship discussant, Solveig Muus, director of Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), the advocacy arm of the Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA.

A new video from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton addressing Christian Nationalism. Bishop Eaton says this dangerous ideology “is a perversion of the gospel and a threat to our democracy. It’s precisely because I love my country that I warn against it.”

LAMA director Solveig Muus reflects on her recent August Recess visit on August 10 with Congressman David Schweikert (R), AZ-01, and faith leaders from the Sunnyslope area of North Phoenix.

Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. This movie will leave you feeling hopeful.

The Truth & Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies would initiate long-overdue steps towards healing intergenerational trauma and seeking justice for survivors and their families. While active in the Senate, the House must be urged to move forward the Truth and Healing Commission forward to passage.

American Resilience Project’s film series tackles the challenge of how the utility, auto, tech, and defense industries can help modernize the aging power grid to make it more secure and responsive to the needs of its users while enhancing environmental performance.

American Resilience Project’s film series tackles the challenge of how the utility, auto, tech, and defense industries can help modernize the aging power grid to make it more secure and responsive to the needs of its users while enhancing environmental performance.

Answer the biblical call to welcome the stranger by advocating alongside these new neighbors! Encourage your member of Congress to support immediate passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act.

With great courage, Tribal leaders have called for the protection of the Grand Canyon and surrounding sacred lands through designation as a national monument, the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.

In partnership with the Heat Relief Network, faith-based organizations, and other partners, Arizona Faith Network has launched an initiative to help establish and operate faith-based hydration, cooling, and heat relief respite centers throughout the valley. View media spotlights.

This documentary, ten years in the making, weaves together the most urgent themes of our times: climate change, gender and racial inequality, the gaps between the rich and the poor, and the ideas that groups around the world have generated in order to save the planet. Free viewing through Spirit in the Desert Climate Theater.

Learn how to make the most of the 2023 August Recess in this post from ELCA Advocacy. Includes guidance on interacting with your representatives and resources to help you advocate effectively on key issues for 2023.

The current congressional authorization for PEPFAR expires on September 30. This ELCA Advocacy Action Alert requests that you urge Congress to support this important legislation.