• Share your faith story on video

  Posted on: 03/18/10

  

  The 2010 Assembly will focus on the ways that God’s story revealed in scripture inspires and supports our faith. Your story is important, too, and we want to share it. Throughout the Assembly we will show a number of short testimonies from lay people around the Synod sharing how the Bible has formed their faith, driven them to action, connected them with others, or equipped them as disciples. Read on to learn how to participate.

• Lutherans gather at Capitol April 14

  Posted on: 03/11/10

  

  Join Lutherans from across the commonwealth to raise a voice for justice in Harrisburg on Wednesday, April 14. Lutheran Day at the Capitol, sponsored by Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa), is a day full of speakers, workshops, and networking that will equip you for a face-to-face visit with your legislators or their staff. Join lay leaders, pastors, social ministry organization leaders, students, and bishops as we work together on behalf of Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens. Read on to register and download resources.

• Register now for 2010 Assembly

  Posted on: 02/18/10

  

  The 2010 Synod Assembly will meet on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, at Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford. Registration is open now. Early (discounted) registration will end March 19, and all registrations are due by April 9. Read on to download registration materials.

ELCA seeks input on genetics statement

Posted on: 03/18/10

The ELCA is seeking input on a draft social statement on Genetics that will be presented to the 2011 Churchwide Assembly. Congregations and members are encouraged to review and discuss the draft statement, which addresses faithful responses to issues including human cloning, genetic testing and screening, genetically modified food, and other subjects.

Watch new malaria video

Posted on: 03/18/10

A new 2-minute video features a school for orphans in Mozambique where a clinic is being built in partnership with the Lutheran Church in Mozambique and the Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI). The clinic will test for malaria, provide life-saving drugs and stop the deadly disease.

Youth lend helping hands April 24

Posted on: 03/15/10

Helping Hands Day is Saturday, April 24th. This is an amazing event where young people and their adult leaders will worship, share, laugh, eat, work, sing, learn and serve God & our neighbors. Hundreds of Lutheran volunteers will join hands that day to do God's work in over 20 organizations throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Reduce the risks of child abuse in your church

Posted on: 03/09/10

Diakon Family Life Services will sponsor a comprehensive workshop on preventing child abuse in the congregational setting on Thursday, April 15 at Trinity, Lansdale. Registration deadline is April 1. Read on for full information.

Presiding Bishop hosts second Town Hall

Posted on: 03/09/10

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), responded to a variety of questions about the economy, ecumenism, evangelism, youth and young adult ministries, decisions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly and more at a "Town Hall Forum" here March 7. This was the second in a series of online forums hosted by Hanson.

ELCA finishes 2009 in the black

Posted on: 03/09/10

Despite the financial challenges of 2009, much of it the result of the downturn in the U.S. economy, the churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) finished the year with net income of $3.9 million.

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