God’s love breaking in – El Salvador and here
"We are the Church. And in the Church there is power." This hope-filled declaration is asserted by Bishop Medardo Gómez of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church in a greeting via video to the congregations of the Metro D.C. Synod. The two...
Bishop from El Salvador will visit local congregations
Submitted by members of the synod’s Global Mission Committee Bishop Graham visited with Bishop Gómez (right) in El Salvador during the 2011 visit of a Metro D.C. Synod delegation. Bishop Medardo Gómez of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church* (SLC) will be...
From the bishop’s desk: Water crisis response
Dear friends*, You have almost certainly heard that a chemical leak near Charleston, West Virginia, meant that hundreds of thousands of people were without their usual water supply for days. By the time you read this, water should be safe...
Use us as your hands and feet
"Come now, O Prince of Peace. Use us as your hands and feet in this broken and beloved world." The Northern Illinois Synod invites us to use this flyer created from "Praying for health -- and...
From the Bishop’s desk: Extending our care and compassion
Dear friends*, I came to work a little late on Tuesday morning. As you probably well remember, Tuesday was cold and damp. As I got to the office it was still snowing. With both the federal government and the city...
Mosquitos add buzz to bratwurst
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 million dollar goal. These gifts have made it possible to...
Stretching, unsettling, challenging global mission
“Meredith is teaching Sunday School in translation and working with Roma teenagers at an after school program. Chelsea is connecting with teachers and students at the Lutheran elementary school, as well as getting to know the local Roma Government Program...
From the Bishop’s desk: Gesture of generosity
Dear friends,* I got to work early determined to clear my in-box. I was away last week and the emails had really piled up. "We're unsure how to respond to the cries we hear for help...
Tree of Life marks campus garden
In wood and fabric, a depiction titled “Tree of Life” invites passers-by at the Memorial Chapel of the University of Maryland in College Park to slow their gait and contemplate this symbol present in Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. Lutheran...
A faithful legacy
Submitted by Alice Benson The Luther Rose, a symbol of Lutheranism, is presented in stained glass at the historic Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gettysburg,* Pennsylvania, home of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Their daughter was impressed...