Driving PA Forward Day in the Capitol Recognizes Agricultural Workers
Days ahead of Thanksgiving, LAMPa joined coalition partners in the state Capitol to recognize the contributions of immigrant farmworkers to our holiday tables and to advance protections for those workers and their families. Watch the video "Blessed Be." “A driver's license is needed in order to take kids to school, medical
PA House Passes Hate Crimes Legislation
In the midst of rising violence and expressions of hatred, particularly toward Jewish and Muslim communities in the U.S. in the wake of conflict in the Middle East, the state House of Representatives on Tuesday passed three bills to strengthen the Commonwealth’s hate crime laws. Supported by votes from both
PA Bishops, Hunger Leaders, Take to Hill for a Strong Farm Bill
Pennsylvania bishops, synod staff and hunger advocates took to Capitol Hill on Oct. 26 to call on leaders to pass a Farm Bill reauthorization that feeds the hungry here and abroad, supports healthy rural and farming communities and reflects care for creation. Visits to congressional offices and the U.S. Department
A Statement from Bishop Eaton on the Conflict in the Holy Land
Dear church, The ELCA’s commitments call on us to denounce unequivocally any attacks — past, present or future — by any party that lead to civilians becoming victims. Our hearts are with all those who have been killed or injured, and with their families and friends. With an anticipated ground
ELCA Releases Draft Social Message on Gun-Related Violence and Trauma
The ELCA is developing a social message about gun-related violence and trauma. Social messages are ELCA teaching documents that draw from existing social teaching but throw a fuller and sharper spotlight on a particular social issue. The draft’s themes focus on trauma, public health, and an ethic of shared responsibility
A Statement from Bishop Eaton on the Israel-Hamas War
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?" —Psalm 22:1 Dear church, As Lutherans, we are accustomed to holding tension between two truths. Thus the ELCA denounces the egregious acts of Hamas, acts that have
SEPA Synod Appoints Carl Hylton to LAMPa’s Policy Council
Bishop Patricia Davenport of the Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) Synod has appointed Carl Hylton as the synod’s newest representative to the policy council. Hylton is a native of Kingston, Jamaica. He is one of six siblings, all of whom live in the United States. He is a graduate of Saint Aloysius
LAMPa Welcomes Hunger Advocacy Fellow, Quentin Bernhard
LAMPa is pleased to welcome a 2023-24 ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow, Quentin Bernhard, to our team! The Hunger Advocacy Fellowship program provides young adults with a year-long experience serving with ELCA Advocacy offices throughout the United States. They come from a variety of backgrounds and offer energizing and renewing
God’s Love Made Real — Help Discern The Kind of Church That God Is Calling Us To Be
The ELCA is entering a time of discernment about where God is calling us as a Church. Future Church: God’s Love Made Real is the campaign shaping that discernment, in partnership with the research expertise of the Barna Group and Fuller Seminary. You are invited to be part of
Upper Susquehanna Synod Appoints Rev. Justin Lingenfelter to LAMPa’s Policy Council
Bishop Craig Miller has appointed the Rev. Justin Lingenfelter to represent Upper Susquehanna Synod on LAMPa’s Policy Council. Lingenfelter serves as the pastor at United In Christ Lutheran Church in Lewisburg, PA and as the current interim pastor for Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewisburg. Justin and his wife,
