Join the #EmptyPlatesProtest fast to oppose cuts to SNAP! Pledge to fast for 24 hours any day between June 23 and July 4, 2025. And call your senators to tell them why.

Share your views with your local paper! This OpEd by Rev. Chris Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on June 22, 2025 in advance of the H.R. 1 “Big, Beautiful Bill” vote.

Three prepaid spots are available for the ELCA World Hunger Leaders Gathering in September. If you are interested in representing the Grand Canyon Synod, please contact Solveig at director@lamaz.org by August 1.

Hunger advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. on June 10-11 for the 2025 Bread for the World Advocacy Summit. LAMA director Solveig Muus joined colleagues for the two days of worship, training, strategy, fellowship and advocacy on Capitol Hill. And signtseeing.

Click to see who won the 40-40-40 Lenten Challenge. And a heartfelt thank you on behalf of the Grand Canyon Synod Hunger Leaders Network!

New ELCA Action Alert! The Senate is preparing to vote on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that would strip healthcare from approximately 14 million Americans and slash food assistance for millions more. Take action today.

View an update by the Rev. Paul Larson, director of Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN).

Free Summer Meals for Arizona Kids & Teens! Make sure your community knows about SUN MEALS, an important Arizona Summer Food Service Program.

Service Opportunity in Tucson (June 29) and Tempe (July 20). Join others in packing Bags of Hope—life-saving kits of water, snacks, and essentials to be distributed to vulnerable neighbors.

This OpEd by Rev. Christine Stoxen appeared in The Chandler Arizonan on June 1, 2025. Rev. Stoxen serves of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler. AZ.

LAMA’s Ministry Report for 2025 Synod Assembly. Read highlights of an exceptional year of advocacy and engagement in Arizona and in the Grand Canyon Synod.

All the resources you need to plan your 2025 “God’s work. Our hands.” day of service are available on LAMA’s GWOH page!

Triple-digit temperatures have returned—and Arizona Faith Network is leading the charge to protect our most vulnerable neighbors through cooling stations, interfaith bag-packing events, and summer service opportunities. Learn how you can help.

Here I Pod is a podcast series from ELCA Advocacy bringing together voices of faith-based advocates caring for all people and creation. Episode 9: Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, program director for Middle East & North Africa (sometimes referred to as MENA) policy with ELCA Witness in Society.

The Center for Climate Justice and Faith at PLTS is accepting applications to their Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith program for lay leaders and clergy members from around the world who want to be effective advocates for climate justice. Applications due June 15, 2025.

Now accepting applications: The 2025 Manna Grant offers up to $20,000 in total funding to Grand Canyon Synod ministries that address hunger and its root causes. Projects must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive leadership. Apply by July 31.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a statement on behalf of the ELCA expressing deep sorrow over the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington, D.C.—an act rooted in the deadly rise of anti-Semitism.

Experts say there’s been an increase of many kinds of hate over the past few years. In this KJZZ interview, Rev. Katie Sexton of Arizona Faith Network, and Rabbi Andy Green of Congregation Or Tzion share more.