3 key actions to take this week to protect SNAP. Wednesday and Thursday this week, U.S. House Republicans move forward with their budget plan for reconciliation as the U.S. Senate pursues a competing proposal. Now is the time!

HB2213 is on the Appropriations Committee agenda Wednesday (2/12) at 2pm. Now is the time to push for funding! Sign in to the Request to Speak (RTS) system and support this bill.

Read our recap of the 2025 Lutheran Day at the Legislature! Includes link to all photos taken. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who, following the example of Jesus, advocated for justice for all God’s people.

Connie Phillips, president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, in an interview for The Arizona Republic on how funding has affected LSS-SW and refugee resettlement in Arizona.

Read our second RTS alert for the 2025 Legislative Session, 5 of the 27 bills that were introduced on Civic Engagement that are moving through the legislature.

An action alert from LAMA’s ministry partners at Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest. Fact sheets and letter template included. LAMA seeks to support with compassion the dignity of individuals experiencing immigration by working to protect legal pathways to immigration and protecting the civil rights of all in our multicultural society.

A statement from Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, February 2, 2025, made in response to recent characterizations of Lutheran social service organizations by DOGE, effectively undermining community care.

Read the statement: “As a faith-based nonprofit, we have faithfully walked alongside legally admitted refugees and immigrants for more than 85 years.”

Action Alert: Bread for the World asks people of faith to urge Congress to call for an immediate end to the pause on U.S. foreign assistance and to protect domestic nutrition programs.

Presiding Bishop Eaton issues a statement on recent Immigration Executive Orders, outlining the policy changes that are contrary to our church’s social teachings. 

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest offer 3 steps you can take today to stand with refugees in Arizona.

Read our first RTS alert for the 2025 Legislative Session, the early bills on Hunger that are moving through the legislature.

The ELCA invites your feedback on proposed updates to Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust. These small editorial changes reflect shifts in marriage laws and family diversity while maintaining the statement’s theological core. Share your thoughts by January 31, 2025 via an online survey or email.

Lenten Devotions arrive in your Inbox each day of Lent beginning Ash Wednesday! By Pastor Bill Dohle of King of Kings Lutheran in Pueblo, CO. Have you signed up? It’s not too late.

Monday, February 3, 2025 is Arizona Food Bank Network’s annual Anti-Hunger Day at the Capitol! This is a great opportunity to learn about the core work and community programming at food banks and how you can support anti-hunger policies like continued funding for school meals in the state budget.

Join advocates for the annual lobby day at the Arizona Capitol. Meet with your legislators, hear from great speakers, and connect with others who are doing advocacy work both inside and outside the Arizona Legislature. RSVP today!

Special event at New Spirit Lutheran in Tucson! Author, speaker and activist Shane Claiborne speaks on how we, as followers of Jesus, can help to address poverty.

Join us February 26, 2025, at the Fountain Hills Community Center for a family-friendly food packing event hosted by New Journey Lutheran. From 5:30–7:30 PM, volunteers will pack thousands of meals for those in need locally and globally.