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Annual Report 2021

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we come to the end of the first week of suspended in-person activities and services, let us remind you of the plans we are following in response to the information we have received from credible public health sources. Worship – We will not hold in-person worship at least through March 31,…

WHLC President’s Letter Regarding Suspension of All Activities Through March 31, 2020

During the season of Lent, we are holding a community conversation on racism. On the first two Sundays we viewed the documentary “Unchained: Generational Trauma and Healing” made available by the American Bible Society. This Emmy-nominated film sheds light on the negative traumatic effects of slavery that are still being experienced by individuals and families…

“Strong in Faith, Together in Mission“ is the 3rd, three-year campaign that supports our most recent facility renovation and expansion project. This appeal will support the ongoing growth in mission and ministry that are now possible through our facility. Learn how this project helps us do God’s work with our hands for the good of the world by watching this video.…

Are you interested in the intersection between faith and science? Check out the current issue of Covalence, the monthly online magazine published by the Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology. Covalence for September 2018

Thus says the Lord: Act with justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the alien, the orphan, and the widow … (Jeremiah 22:3). I am dismayed by the Supreme Court’s recent decision concerning the…

CHICAGO (June 7, 2018) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has convened ELCA ecumenical and inter-religious partners in a statement addressing concerns over a recent U.S. government policy calling for more stringent enforcement of…

Click here to read Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s remarks following the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. What does the ELCA say about gun violence? This 2016 Memorial calls on bishops, pastors and leaders to communicate to Congress the church’s…

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has just released a draft policy statement entitled “A Declaration of Our Inter-Religious Commitment.” The six-month comment period runs through June. More information is available…

During the last week of Advent, take a moment to sing or say the verse for each day and ponder the imagery for a time. Let the refrain then be your prayer that Christ will indeed come again, the one who is Emmanuel, God-with-us. Refrain Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel. Dec. 17  O come, O Wisdom from on high, embracing all things far and nigh: in…