The ELCA Conference of Bishops held its online meeting March 4-5. The conference, an advisory body of the ELCA, comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and the secretary.
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has joined more than 500 ELCA rostered
ministers and the CEOs of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and Lutheran
Services in America (LSA) in calling on Congress to support the U.S.
Citizenship Act of 2021.
The
Asian and Pacific Islander Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA), has issued a statement addressing the increase in violence directed
toward Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Louise N. Johnson, a pastor of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has been elected by the ELCA Church Council as
the executive for administration, a position that is coterminous with the term
of the presiding bishop. She begins in this role on March 15, 2021.
As the COVID-19
pandemic continues to cause uncertainty within the United States and across the
globe, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has decided to cancel sending
Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) volunteers for its 2021-22 program year.
The Rev. Elizabeth A.
Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),
joined leaders from the National Council of Churches (NCC) in an open letter to
Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress and the Cabinet, calling for the
removal of President Donald Trump from office.