MLK Day of Prayer and Service 1/20

In collaboration with the Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley (MCCLV) and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod’s Racial Justice Team & LGBTQ+ Taskforce, we came together today to honor the life and ministry of Martin Luther King Jr. through worship and service.

On the Way: We Are Called

All of us are called to lead something. Sometime in this new year 2025, leadership will come to you. It could be momentary or long term. Big or small. For pay or volunteer. At home, at work, at church. We may want to do it, or just pray we get through it. We may be…

We’re Hiring: Ministry Support Coordinator

Download Job Description as PDF Application Deadline: January 20 POSITION: Ministry Support Coordinator OVERALL GOALS:To share the Good News of Jesus Christ through the Synod’s values of “Love. Heal. Engage.” and strategic lanes of “Growing Young, Gaining Strength, and Going Beyond Death to Life.”Strategic Lane for this position: GAINING STRENGTH Strengthen synodical ministries by providing…

Healing through Truth

Healing through Truth Vance Blackfox’s Address on Indigenous Histories and ELCA’s Efforts Submitted by Pastor Samantha Drennan, co-convenor of Racial Justice Team On November 20 at Muhlenberg College, the Red Door Roots speaker series at Muhlenberg College featured Vance Blackfox, Indigenous Theologian.  He began his presentation by thanking his ancestors – the ones he knows, and…

On the Way: Bridging Generations

It was this past Friday night, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee – my hometown, my birthplace, the day after my birthday. Seated at a long table in a Mexican restaurant, my father’s favorite. He sits on the other side, across from me and my son Beau. We put Dad in the middle because he doesn’t hear…