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Voting by Mail in Arizona: Don’t Let Rumors Make Your Voting Plan
As rumors about voting by mail circulate online, LAMA encourages Arizona voters to rely on trusted election sources, return ballots early, and help neighbors make a calm, accurate voting plan.
September Is Hunger Action Month: Turn Awareness into Action
September is Hunger Action Month—an invitation to help ensure all our Arizona neighbors have the daily bread they need through service, generosity and advocacy.
How to register to vote in Arizona
Monday, October 5 is the BIG CUTOFF DATE for registering to vote in Arizona general election on November 3. Check your registration status, check your friends and loved ones’ status, check, check, check!
Introducing LAMA’s 2026 Voter Guide
LAMA's 2026 Voter Guide (también disponible en español) briefly introduces the 8 ballot measures that Arizona voters will consider this fall. Read explanations, recommendations, and context from LAMA, made within the framework of the principles, values, and commitments of the ELCA’s social teachings.
How to host a Candidate Forum in your congregation
A well-planned, strictly nonpartisan candidate forum can help congregations and their neighbors ask meaningful questions, compare candidates fairly and practice faithful civic engagement.
Advocacy in Service to Our Neighbor: ELCA Resource for “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday
This September 13, ELCA Advocacy’s “God’s work. Our hands.” resource—with templates!—invites congregations to connect service with faithful civic engagement, helping neighbors be heard, counted, and supported in the public life we share.
PACs, Dark Money, and People of Faith: Following the Money in Arizona Elections
As campaign spending shapes what voters see and hear, here is a faith-based look at PACs, dark money, and the importance of transparency in Arizona elections.
New Hunger Data Shows Arizona Still Has Work to Do
New Feeding America data shows that more than 1 million Arizonans — including nearly 1 in 5 children — face food insecurity, reminding people of faith that hunger relief requires both compassionate service and strong public policy.
Feed the Hungry: Our Call to Love our Neighbor, Opinion by the Rev. Christine Stoxen
This OpEd by Rev. Christine Stoxen appeared in The San Tan Sun News (Chandler) on August 23, 2026. Rev. Stoxen serves of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler. AZ.
ELCA Bishop Curry issues pastoral message calling Lutherans to be ‘trusted messengers’ in this election season
In his latest message, Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry calls Lutherans to be faithful, informed, and engaged “trusted messengers” this election season, an highlights several ELCA election resources. Read it here.
TPS Update: What’s Happening, Why It Matters in Arizona, and What Advocates Can Do
As TPS protections narrow for many longtime U.S. residents, LAMA urges Arizona advocates to speak up for neighbors facing family separation, job loss, and return to unsafe conditions.
A Different Way: Growing in Faith Program to Host Christian Nationalism Symposium in November
Save the date! On Saturday, November 14th, the Grand Canyon Synod’s Growing in Faith Program will host a special symposium this fall exploring faithful Christian witness in a time of division, fear and rising nationalism.
Arizona Faith Network Annual Gathering
Join the Arizona Faith Network Annual Gathering on October 20 at First UCC Church, Phoenix, AZ, or online. This year's theme, From Conflict to Community, invites us to explore how we move beyond division and build stronger, more resilient communities rooted in dignity, belonging, and hope.
Why Arizona’s Corporation Commission Matters
Arizona’s Corporation Commission may be one of the least understood offices on the ballot, but its decisions affect utility bills, water service, energy policy, consumer protection, and the daily well-being of Arizona neighbors.
Grand Canyon Synod Grants application deadline Sept. 25
The Grand Canyon Synod Grant application window closes no later than midnight on Friday, September 25, 2026. Funds support specific new or continuing projects that advance goals in the GCS Strategic Plan.
Arizona’s 2026 Candidates: Find the Campaign Contact Information You Need
Download LAMA’s 2026 candidate contact list to connect with those seeking public office, ask meaningful questions and begin building relationships grounded in faithful, nonpartisan advocacy.
Craftivism as Advocacy: A Creative Way to Practice Faithful Civic Engagement
ELCA Advocacy’s new craftivism resource invites congregations to turn creativity into faithful public witness, using handmade projects to build community, spark conversation, and support nonpartisan civic engagement.
61 years after the Voting Rights Act, what’s changed?
The Voting Rights Act is still law, but recent court decisions have weakened some of its strongest protections — raising urgent questions about whether every eligible neighbor can participate freely, fairly, and fully in our democracy.