Bishop Curry invites Lutherans to mark America’s 250th anniversary with truth, memory, and hope — giving thanks for our nation’s highest ideals while recommitting ourselves to justice, neighbor-love, and the common good.

ELCA’s newest World Hunger, Lutheran Disaster Response, Leadership Circle, and Boundless resources offer inspiring stories and practical tools for connecting faith, service, generosity, and advocacy.

As our nation marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, Lutherans are invited to receive its promises with gratitude, examine its failures with honesty, and recommit to public witness rooted in justice, humility, and love of neighbor.

LAMA joined a national call to protect SNAP and reduce barriers for students facing hunger, a concern made visible here in Arizona by campus food pantries working to ensure no student has to learn on an empty stomach.

On June 23, Chairman Boozman released his Farm Bill 2.0 text, raising urgent questions for Arizona Lutherans about whether Congress will strengthen rural communities and agriculture while also protecting SNAP and neighbors facing hunger. Download the text.

Arizona’s final FY2027 budget preserves some important investments in housing, homelessness services, and agency capacity, but falls short of broader proposals to strengthen education, affordability, heat response, and support for vulnerable neighbors across the state.

Thanks to the faithful advocacy of LAMA supporters and partners, Arizona’s FY2027 budget includes meaningful investments in food banks, summer grocery benefits, and fresh produce access for neighbors facing hunger.

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest’s latest advocacy update highlights what Arizona faith advocates should know about the newly passed state budget, ESA voucher ballot measures, AHCCCS funding, housing and homelessness programs, and the 2026 election calendar.

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest is gathering supplies for their Back-to-School Drive. To help LSS-SW deliver supplies before the first day of school, please try to give by July 13.

Service Opportunity in Glendale (June 28) and Tucson (July 26). Join others in packing Bags of Hope—life-saving kits of water, snacks, and essentials to be distributed to vulnerable neighbors.

ELCA Action Alert from June 16. Ask Congress to lift trade and travel restrictions with Cuba, easing humanitarian hardship and supporting our church’s long-standing accompaniment with Cuban Lutheran and ecumenical partners.

As congregations navigate questions of faith, patriotism, and public witness, this ELCA resource offers thoughtful guidance on how to honor civic life without letting national symbols overshadow Christ at the center of worship.

As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, new ELCA worship resources invite congregations to approach the occasion with gratitude, lament, prayer, and a clear Christian witness against nationalism and for the common good.

The Valley Interfaith Project, an ELCA World Hunger Domestic Grant partner, is advocating for the city of Mesa, Ariz., to move forward with its transitional housing project. Read more here.

ELCA Advocacy reminds us that August recess is a key opportunity for Lutherans to meet with members of Congress at home, share our faith-rooted concerns, and build relationships for faithful public witness.

Arizona’s official 2026 Voter Education Guide is now available, offering nonpartisan information to help voters prepare for the July 21 Primary Election with confidence and care for the common good.

In the Summer 2026 Living Lutheran article “Publicly, boldly and honestly: The long arc of Lutheran activism,” Brenda Martin explores how Lutherans have long connected faith and public witness, while the accompanying study guide invites congregations to reflect on advocacy as a faithful way to love our neighbors and “go upstream” to address the causes of suffering.

Arizona’s primary election is on July 21st. Voter registration deadline for the primary is June 22nd. Independents: Have you requested a ballot?