You are invited to take action with us on Giving Tuesday, December 2, by helping us raise $5,000 to provide LAMA with the resources needed to continue our mission to end hunger, protect legal pathways to immigration, ensure equal access to healthcare, voting, housing and so much more. 

Dr. Paul Mmbando leads the health department for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). Daudi Msseemmaa, ELCA Regional Representative to East Africa talked to him on Nov. 17, 2025 about the church’s role as World AIDS Day observance approached.

ELCA Action Alert from November 19. You can make a difference for global neighbors by urging Congress to ensure release of funds for HIV/AIDS programs. World AIDS Day is December 1. Take action today!

Living Lutheran article by Khader Khalilia, program director for ELCA Arab and Middle Eastern Ministries. The ELCA Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities (MDCC) team is sharing Khalilia’s remarks in hope of highlighting ministry concerns and engaging the wider ELCA in what continues to be a critical conversation.

Interested in a Certificate in Community Organizing for Climate Justice? Apply for this 2026 online program for faith-rooted teams by December 15.

ELCA Action Alert. Join Lutheran Disaster Response leaders in asking for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reform through the FEMA Act of 2025. Take action today!

The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) offers updates, actions to take and resources for standing with Immigrants. Hurry! Some deadlines end Wednesday, Nov. 19.

From guest blog by Raed AbuJries, Program Manager, AMMPARO US Network, Education and Communications: “As people of faith, we have to be honest: this isn’t just a political debate. It’s a spiritual one. The way we talk about and treat the marginalized is a gut-check for our faith.”

After 43 days of shutdown, the federal government resumed operations on Nov. 13, 2025, which funds most federal agencies through Jan. 30, 2026. A message was sent to U.S. House and Senate representatives expressing gratitude for the reopening.

Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on living in troubled times. Read it here.

We need your help! Volunteer to be your district’s coordinator for Lutheran Day at the Legislature this year! Read what’s involved here.

Announcing the LAMA T-Shirt Design Contest! We need your help to design a T-Shirt that fans can wear to demonstrate support for LAMA’s work in Arizona. Submission deadline Dec. 31, 2025.

ELCA Action Alert from November 10. The United States is missing from important climate talks, leaving our global neighbors without a vital partner in caring for creation. Take action today!

LSS-SW staff and board members join in support of extending SNAP funding at a press conference on November 5, 2025. Read Arizona Republic article by Laura Gersony.

ELCA World Hunger’s Daily Bread Grants are one way our church accompanies communities as they respond to hunger and poverty. Accepting applications Nov. 1 - Nov. 15, priority this year on rural ministries.

This OpEd by Dr. Kellie Sanders appeared in the Verde Independent on November 4, 2025. Dr. Sanders serves as church council president at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church in Clarkdale, Arizona.

ELCA Witness in Society staff want to share your stories with congressional offices. Sharing your Arizona story helps ELCA advocacy on issues you care about be more effective! Read more.

ELCA Witness in Society Senior Director, the Rev. Amy Reumann, joins other faith leaders in calling the new goal ‘biased’, indicating it abandons those at risk, and is in need of reversal. Read the statement.