Arizona Faith Network is now hiring staff and recruiting volunteers for its 2025 Heat Respite and Relief Program! Paid and volunteer positions open: Heat Respite Site Leads, Heat Respite Site Assistants, Safety Specialists and Heat Respite Volunteer.s

Bishop Hutterer writes, “This resurrection we celebrate as Easter people is not a retreat from the world, but an uprising of love within it. It is God’s way of saying that goodness is stronger than evil and that love is stronger than death. Every time we welcome the stranger, tend to the broken, or speak truth in love—we bear witness to resurrection.”

United across different backgrounds we are compelled by faith to have compassion, to protect the vulnerable and to welcome families seeking refuge. Together, we can create a world where love prevails over fear. 3:24 mins.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Real people making a real difference come to the fore in Episode 3, delving into how faith-based advocates can engage in shaping public policy and drive meaningful community engagement. Host: Regina Q. Banks of Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California.

New Lenten Action Alert! Join ELCA Advocacy in calling on Congress to prioritize families and children by supporting a more robust and inclusive Child Tax Credit.

New Lenten Action Alert! Share your values and convictions with elected officials — urge Congress to oppose cuts to vital education programs.

Brand new video from ELCA Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations telling the story of the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) in Rock Point, Arizona. 08:30 min. Consider supporting NELM through this year’s Region 2 Lenten Challenge.

The Lutherans Restoring Creation network is offering an Earth Day creation care-centered sermon by Dr. Rev. Barbara Rossing — in English and Spanish — in response to the Sunday, April 27th readings.

New Lenten Action Alert! Act now to tell Congress you oppose the detention and separation of immigrant families. Customize your letter with your values and your own experiences.

Earth Day 2025 Theme: Our Power, Our Planet. Click for tips, actions and activities for Earth Day 2025, and watch the theme video. Join the world’s largest environmental movement!

Through this guide, AMMPARO seeks to educate congregations and others about their rights under the law to help them better prepare for encounters with immigration officials.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Episode 2 explores the intersection of faith and environmental advocacy within the ELCA and highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by congregations in implementing sustainable practices. Host: Regina Q. Banks of Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California.

New Lenten Action Alert! Share your values and convictions with elected officials — urge Congress to oppose the repeal of IRA investments in affordable clean energy, American jobs and economic development in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill.

Read the update on HB2191, the ‘Yes in God’s Back Yard’ (YIGBY) bill that LAMA and partners advocated for this session.

The ELCA is developing a social message on child protection and maltreatment. The feedback period will be open until June 30, 2025. Please comment!

New Lenten Action Alert! In FY25 budget resolution processes, cuts of $230 billion to agriculture programs – the vast majority of which is expected to come from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – have been proposed. Oppose these cuts via ELCA Advocacy.

Here I Pod is a new podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. The inaugural episode discusses the pressing issues of housing and homelessness in the U.S. and what we can do. Host: Regina Q. Banks of Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California.

Martha Garner of Flagstaff joins the LAMA Policy Committee, accepting the call to serve a three-year term on the board.