Commemoration of the Emmanuel Nine 2024

Every year, the ELCA commemorates the Emmanuel Nine on June 17. The Emmanuel Nine are nine people who were shot and killed on June 17, 2015, during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.  Our relationship to the shooter, as well as two of the slain, reminds us of

Juneteenth 2024

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, a time to gather in community and commemorate the official, announced end of slavery in the U.S., even if the history of oppression, racism, and anti-Black violence that characterized it are still part of our story in church and in the United States.  As ELCA Lutherans set free in

Kindling Faith – “Introduction to Social Teachings” with Dr. Roger Willer

Online Webinar

Join Kindling Faith for "Introduction to Social Teachings" with Dr. Roger Willer, Director of Theological Ethics for the ELCA. The learning session will take place online via Zoom from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on June 25. Participation costs $20 per individual or $80 per congregation with no limit to the number in attendance. You

$20

Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania Landlord Engagement Virtual Summit: Leveraging Funding Sources for Housing Solutions

Virtual PA, United States

Join our partners in the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania for the "Landlord Engagement Virtual Summit: Leveraging Funding Sources for Housing Solutions." The 2024 summit will be held virtually on June 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. As rents, utilities, food, and other basic needs rise faster than incomes, the shortage of affordable housing is

Free