New ELCA Action Alert! Urge your members of Congress to conduct essential oversight over ICE detention facilities and demand humane conditions. Take action today.

September 1 marks the start of Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month® 30-Mile Walk Challenge. Join the fun, get some exercise, and raise funds and awareness to help end hunger.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has sent a letter to President Donald Trump and members of Congress expressing support for Jewish-American and Israeli communities affected by the Oct. 7 attacks, while voicing profound horror over the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza.

Members of the ELCA Homeless and Justice Network oppose this administration’s EO “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which falsely conflates homelessness with criminality, mental illness and addiction. Read statement here.

"Fear Is Not a Strategy for Safety" is a statement signed by 10 D.C.-area faith leaders including Bishop Leila M. Ortiz of the Metro D.C. Synod, ELCA calling for honesty and collaboration among our civic leaders so that safety, justice, and compassion prevail in Washington, D.C.

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted to adopt the edited social statement on human sexuality, titled "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust".

On August 1, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly advanced bipartisan legislation that provides $8.2 billion for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Now we need the House to do the same.

Arizona is home to the global food bank movement, but federal cuts could strain its limits. Read this excellent article by Nicole Ludden and Hank Stephenson, reprinted with permission from the Arizona Agenda.

Host Regina Banks speaks with Phoebe Morad, Executive Director of Lutherans Restoring Creation, about the intersection of faith and climate advocacy.

Peter Faur joins the LAMA Policy Committee, accepting the call to serve a three-year term on the board.

Applications are now being accepted for 2025 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants! Submit proposals by September 15, 2025. Call us at LAMA if you need help applying for this grant.

This bipartisan Senate bill aims to increase affordable housing supply. Here’s what renters, home buyers need to know.

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted to adopt the amended social statement on faith and civic life, the relationship of church and state, and related matters, titled "Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All".

See images from the AMMPARO Candlelight Prayer Vigil on Wednesday, July 30 at Peace Park as part of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix.

Read about the impact of the H.R. 1, aka the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and some key domestic program dates to be mindful of for SNAP, Medicaid and more.

Host Regina Banks speaks with Silas Kulkarni, director of strategy and advocacy for ELCA Witness in Society about how the ELCA has advocated at the federal level around budget reconciliation and rescission bills, as well as the opportunities for advocacy during August Recess.

Another new ELCA Action Alert! A bipartisan effort in Congress could overturn an unprecedented executive order which stripped away collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of Americans. Take action!

Another new ELCA Action Alert! As the annual 2026 federal budget advances, proposed cuts to housing programs threaten to reduce affordable housing. Take action!