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LAMA Kick Off: Peace Lutheran Church
Read about LAMA’s visit to Peace Lutheran Church for a Kick-Off Event on 11/5!
ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Representatives To Fully Fund WIC
ACTION ALERT: Urge the House not to cut WIC funding in the upcoming appropriations bill!
Lutheran Responses to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Holy Land
Hear from ELCA World Hunger, Bishop Dr Azar, and more on the crisis in Gaza, and find out ways YOU can help those in need.
Lutheran Disaster Response Situation Report: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
Read about Lutheran Disaster Response’s support of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem amid the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.
ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Peace Not Walls October 2023
ACTION ALTER: Violence continues in the Holy Land. Urge your reps to call for a ceasefire.
New Social Message on Gun-related Violence and Trauma
Read a draft of the ELCA’s newest social statement on gun-related violence and trauma. The comment period is open through Jan. 31.
LAMA Kick-Off: Faith La Fe Lutheran Church
Solveig and Autumn visited Faith Le Fe Lutheran Church in Phoenix on Oct 15th! Read on to find out what they got up to.
LAMA Policy Council Retreat and Policy Priorities
The Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona Policy Council met Thursday - Friday, October 5-6 to listen, learn, laugh and discern LAMA’s Policy Priorities for 2024.
ELCA Action Alert: Support International Humanitarian Programs
ELCA Advocacy action alert: urge congress to provide robust funding for international humanitarian programs in their SFOPS appropriations bill. Read on to learn more about how these programs help bring peace and stability to regions that need it.
Lutheran Day at the Legislature
Save the date! Lutheran Day at the Legislature 2024 will be on Thursday, January 18 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. In addition to a rally, meetings with legislators, and introductions in both House and Senate galleries, a light breakfast and lunch will be served.
ELCA presiding bishop issues statement on Israel-Hamas war
“It is difficult to find words that suffice in the complexity of this moment, and in the web of relationships that bind us together, as church, with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and our interreligious partners. Yet God has called us to be a people who stand with others amid suffering.”
ELCA Embraces Creation Care with the Launch of "One Home One Future"
The ELCA launched "One Home One Future," a campaign inviting congregations to champion creation care and climate action. With resources from ecoAmerica's Blessed Tomorrow program, it aims to unite and inspire congregations in their environmental stewardship efforts.
2023 Farm Bill: Bills To Watch
2023 Farm Bill Primer: Information on bills we are watching and hoping to see in the upcoming Farm Bill! Read on to find out about proposed legislation and how you can advocate for those struggling with hunger.
Celebrate 50 Years of Impact Through ELCA World Hunger in 2024
ELCA World Hunger is reaching out to collect stories of the communities they have been able to support in the past 50 years. Have you received an ELCA World Hunger Grant in the past? Let’s share GCS stories of impact, showing the grant funds in action!
MESA RESIDENTS: Support Needed for Emergency Housing Acquisition
It’s not too late! The city of Mesa still needs YOUR support for its new shelter. Write in before Nov 3.
ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Support WIC Funding
ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to fully fund the WIC program in the upcoming Farm Bill.