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ELCA Bishop Curry issues pastoral message celebrating our diversity
The Rev. Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, reminds us that celebrating diversity and advancing equity, inclusion, and accessibility express our baptismal calling to serve all people and strive for justice and peace. Read it here.
Sign the Hunger Leaders Network Letter to Your Governor
Lutherans and hunger advocates across Arizona, Nevada, and California are invited to sign a regional Hunger Leaders Network letter urging their governors to take stronger action against hunger.
Refugee Neighbors Face Loss of Medicaid Coverage
LSS-SW warns that new federal Medicaid restrictions could leave many refugee families in Arizona without health coverage, creating urgent health, financial, and moral concerns for people of faith. Read stats here.
Why Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Election Matters
Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction shapes how education policy is carried out across the state, making this often-overlooked office important for faithful voters who care about children, schools, public dollars, and the common good.
Arizona’s 2026 General Election Publicity Pamphlet Is Here
Arizona’s 2026 General Election Publicity Pamphlet is now available, offering voters key deadlines, ballot-measure information, judicial reviews, and trusted guidance for preparing to vote the whole ballot. LAMA takes a position on Prop. 144.
Pledge to Be a Faithful Arizona Voter in 2026
Take the 2026 Faithful AZ Voter Pledge and commit to making a voting plan, using trustworthy information and helping every eligible neighbor participate safely and confidently.
New Resource Helps Congregations Prepare for Election-Related Disruption
LAMA’s new Congregational Guide for Election-Related Disruption helps churches prepare faithfully and practically for election uncertainty, misinformation, intimidation, violence and congregational division.
Register to Vote!
Today is National Voter Registration Day. Celebrate the day by registering to vote! Already registered? Text 3 friends a reminder that registering to vote online takes just a few minutes. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay
New Resource: Prayers and Resources for Congregations in Public Life
Explore this new Lutheran election-season prayer resource for congregations from the Northwest Intermountain Synod, with worship ideas, intercessions, civic engagement guidance, and nonpartisan public witness.
GCS Hunger Leaders Network hosts special meeting on Sept. 29: Mercy and Compassion Merging for Hunger Justice
Join hunger leaders, LAMA liaisons, ELCA churchwide partners, and advocates from the Grand Canyon and Sierra Pacific Synods on Sept. 29 for a special gathering to connect mercy, compassion, and public action for hunger justice.
Oak Flat Still Needs Our Voice: Pray, Call, and Sign Today
Action Alert: People of faith are urged to pray, call, and sign on now to ask Gov. Hobbs to protect Oak Flat, sacred Indigenous land, and Arizona state trust lands from Resolution Copper’s toxic tailings plan.
ELCA Action Alert: Reject Voting Barriers and Oppose the SAVE America Act
ELCA Action Alert Updated September 3. Ahead of a contentious midterm election, Congress is considering legislation that would raise barriers to voting. Urge Congress to reject voting barriers and oppose the SAVE America Act. Read the Arizona Spin.
Why City Council Elections Matter
City and town councils shape everyday issues like housing, water, heat relief, public safety, and local services. Learn why these races matter and what to ask candidates.
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.