The recent national spotlight on Haitian
immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, clearly has fanned flames of hate and stoked
threats of violence. The rhetoric has created discord and mistrust of
people who have already suffered civil unrest in their nation and been granted
legal protection in the United States. Our church teaches that immigrants are children
of God, made in God’s image and worthy of respect and lives of dignity.
Christopher (Chris) Johnson has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Portico Benefit Services, a separately incorporated ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He will join Portico on Oct. 7.
Political violence
has a long history but no place in democracy. This church belongs to God, and
our unity in Christ is a grace-filled and healing gift in a fractured society.
Bishop Eaton speaks out against the Supreme Court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which clears the way for onerous civil and criminal penalties for unsheltered neighbors forced to sleep in parks or on other public property.
The Rev. Deborah K. Hutterer was reelected June 14 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, June 13-15 at Love of Christ Lutheran Church, Mesa, Ariz.
The
Rev. Vivian J. Davila, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was elected June 8 to serve a
six-year term as bishop of the Caribbean Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, June
7-8 at the Disciples of Christ
Christian Center in Bayamon.
We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person--questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world.
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