CHICAGO (RNS) — The lighting of Bishop Eaton’s Luther rose was accompanied by the buzz of neon, the trumpet blast of Luther’s hymn ‘A Mighty Fortress’ and enthusiasm from Lutherans on ...

Jeffrey Roberts, the ELCA’s social media manager, said viewers first noticed the neon sign in Eaton’s weekly messages posted to Facebook in early April. Some asked where they could get a neon Luther ...

Felix Malpica '09 has been elected bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). At 34, Malpica is the youngest bishop and the first person of color to ...

The ELCA declaration defended Luther’s gospel message-“a gospel for people as we really are, bidding us to trust a grace sufficient to reach our deepest shames and address the most tragic ...

Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the country’s largest Lutheran denomination, has fallen for the 16th consecutive year, the ELCA has announced. While Lutheran churches are ...

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The leader of one of Minnesota’s largest Lutheran congregations said his Lakeville church plans to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America after the denomination loosened restriction… ...

ELCA church in St. Paul picks openly gay pastor Once removed from church clergy roster, Schmeling will lead largest Lutheran congregation in St. Paul.

After 26 years of affiliation with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Martin Luther Church in rural Johnson will join Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ and the North American ...

Luther Memorial is part of the ELCA, which gives individual ministers and congregations autonomy in celebrating same-sex marriages. Have they been done before at Luther Memorial? Will you perform ...

MILWAUKEE (RNS) — The ELCA's newly approved social statement — titled 'Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action' — names patriarchy and sexism as sins and acknowledges the church’s ...

The president of Luther Seminary in St. Paul has resigned amid rising maintenance costs and declining enrollment. Considered the country’s largest Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA ...