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Bishop Hutterer Joins V.I.P To Advocate for Affordable Housing Legislation
Read about Bishop Hutterer’s visit to the Capitol with VIP, and about two important housing bills that need your support.
Sumud, Formerly Peace Not Walls, Launches New Lenten Series
Sumud, formerly known as Peace Not Walls, launches their new Lenten series. Read on to learn more about the ELCA’s commitment to walking with our partners in the Holy Land.
No Plastics for Lent
Read about ELCA Young Adult’s Lenten initiative No Plastics for Lent, which calls us to consciously steward Creation during this season.
HAF New Year’s Devotional: Shared Power
Read the latest installment in the Hunger Advocacy Fellows’ New Years Devotional Series
URGENT: RTS Action Alert
Urgent Friday Action Alert for everyone with a Request to Speak Account: Weigh in on these bills before Monday’s committee hearing!
Peace Not Walls Action Alert: Urge Congress to Prevent Genocide
Read the latest action alert from Sumud (formerly Peace Not Walls) and find out how you can advocate for those in crisis in the Holy Land.
Regenerating Life: Watch and Meet the Filmmaker
Lutherans Restoring Creation and ELCA World Hunger share a resource faith communities can use to start discussions and inspire community-based-solutions to grow climate justice, as part of the One Home, One Future collaborative.
Lenten Blessings: Drawing Together
Read Hunger Advocacy Fellow Autumn Byars’s invitation to advocacy in this Season of Reflection and Repentance.
Request To Speak for the Week of 2/13
Read our second RTS alert for the 2024 Legislative Session. We are encouraging support for HB 2510 and opposition to HB 2502 and 2503.
HAF New Year’s Devotional: Leader Values
Read the fifth in a new series of devotionals by ELCA World Hunger’s Hunger Advocacy Fellows. Frances Dobbs from Wisconsin offers his reflections on Eph 3:10.
World Hunger Leadership Gathering Recap
LAMA staff spent four days in Houston at ELCA World Hunger’s World Hunger Leadership Gathering. Click for pictorial recap.
Bishop Hutterer Invites You to Join the Lenten Challenge!
Bishop Hutterer invites you to join our 40-40-40 Lenten Challenge! Follow links for a version of her video message to share with your congregations, small groups, and ministries.
UPDATE: Child Tax Credit Passes House, Awaits Senate Approval
The CTC passed the House! Read more about how to advocate for this instrumental policy as the Senate prepares to debate it
Your comments needed: Civic Life and Faith social statement draft
Reminder: The ELCA is developing a social statement on civic life and faith, the relationship of church and state, and related matters. The feedback period will be open until Sept. 30, 2024.
Action Alert: Register for Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day Now!
Register for Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day today!
HAF New Year’s Devotional: Envisioning Leader Resonance With Young Generation
Read the fourth in a new series of devotionals by ELCA World Hunger’s Hunger Advocacy Fellows. William Milner from Washington, D.C. offers his reflections on Eph 3:10.
Request to Speak for the Week of 1/30/2024
Read our very first Request to Speak alert for the 2024 Legislative Session! We encourage you to support HB 2054, and include a brief how-to.
LIRS is Now Global Refuge!
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services is becoming Global Refuge! Read more about the name change, and their history of advocacy and service.