Local hope and assistance through ELCA Hunger Grants
by Dorothy Sorrell The ELCA Domestic Hunger Program has awarded grants to five congregations and organizations in the ELCA Metro D.C. Synod. Gracing Spaces Ministry of Lord of Life Lutheran…
by Dorothy Sorrell The ELCA Domestic Hunger Program has awarded grants to five congregations and organizations in the ELCA Metro D.C. Synod. Gracing Spaces Ministry of Lord of Life Lutheran…
by Dorothy Sorrell As a 16-year-old volunteering at a food bank, Maria Rose Belding, an ELCA member, saw food that was thrown away because of expiration dates and knew there…
Submitted by Dorothy Sorrell Metro D.C. Synod congregations continue to support the ELCA Malaria Campaign as it goes over the $13 million mark.* In addition to our synod goal of…
by Dorothy Sorrell The generous giving of our Metro D.C. Synod members has resulted in our total giving (as of July 1, 2014) to the ELCA Malaria Campaign at more…
Many moms will proudly wear a chrysanthemum corsage on Mother’s Day at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Virginia because its purchase matched the purchase of a mosquito net. On…
A woman’s immunity to malaria is reduced when she becomes pregnant, putting her and her baby at greater risk. Two doses of anti-malarial medication during pregnancy protect both mom and…
Life-saving ministry through the ELCA Malaria Campaign will grow stronger if your congregation participates in the global World Malaria Day this spring or considers newly prepared Vacation Bible School curriculum…
Since adoption by the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in 2011, more than $10 million of the $15 million goal of the ELCA Malaria Campaign has been reached! At this two-and-a-half year…
by Dorothy Sorrell We are more than halfway through the four year period of the ELCA Malaria Campaign and have received contributions of more than $9.7 million of our $15…
by Dorothy Sorrell How is the ELCA Malaria Campaign doing in our synod? The Metro D.C. Synod has almost reached the $190,000 mark - $189,674.41 to be exact – of…