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Pre-natal care push against malaria
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…
Read MoreFrom the Bishop’s desk: Notice the feeling
Dear friends*, Lent is an intense season of the church year for most of us, the time when we’re called to be most thoughtful. Lent is the time when we’re…
Read MoreFrom a cross, a dazzling light: The essence of Christ – Loving, selfless suffering and death for the life of the world
A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP* The Transfiguration is a strange story—the mountain, the light, the appearance of Moses and Elijah, the utterly confounded disciples, the voice of…
Read MoreFrom the bishop’s desk: Fortunate combination
Dear friends*, I would like you to look forward to April 27. I know it isn’t even Ash Wednesday yet. I know we still need to make our Lenten pilgrimage,…
Read MoreLearning to speak a hard truth: Needle barely moved on ELCA becoming a diverse church
A MONTHLY MESSAGE FROM THE ELCA PRESIDING BISHOP* Consider this: how many of you are left-handed? Of those of you who are, how many times a day are you reminded…
Read MoreSpring malaria awareness resources
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…
Read MoreGod’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…
Read MoreBishop from El Salvador will visit local congregations
Submitted by members of the synod’s Global Mission Committee Bishop Medardo Gómez of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church* (SLC) will be visiting the Metro D.C. Synod January 17-27, 2014. Bishop Gómez…
Read MoreFrom 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.…
Read MoreUse us as your hands and feet
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…
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