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National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools

Wear Orange on September 30 This summer the ELCA Churchwide Assembly passed a memorial to address the legacies of our church’s role in Indian Boarding Schools. For 150 years, over 500 Indian boarding schools operated in the United States, where Native children were forcibly taken from their families and communities, prohibited all expression of Native…

2025 Churchwide Assembly Reflections

2025 Churchwide Assembly July 28 – August 2, 2025Phoenix, Arizona 2025 Churchwide Assembly Elected Members:Pastor Lauren Applegate, Pastor Brian Beissel, Dr. Donald Boyer, Bishop Christopher deForest, Pastor Chris Druckenmiller, Stephanie Druckenmiller, Stephen Hikes, Elizabeth Leibenguth, Maria Marcano, Amanda Melber, Pastor Kenneth Melber, Ron Mordosky, Seth Noggle, Pastor Nelson Quiñones, Nancy Reichelt, Jean Sandberg, Betty Schaefer-Hassler, Pastor…

Green Team 2025 Summer/Fall Newsletter

2025 Summer/Fall Newsletter Highlights from the Summer/Fall 2025 Green Team Newsletter:  Green Team InvitationThe team welcomes feedback and encourages sharing the newsletter.Call to action: Congregations with gardens are asked to fill out a brief form: Garden Survey Upcoming Event: Nuclear Prayer DayAugust 5 at Christ Lutheran, HellertownMarks the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Features a 6…

Director for Leaders

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA is seeking a full-time Director for Leaders to build strong, faithful connections across lay and rostered ministries.