Let It Shine

“Let It Shine” By: Rev. Thomas D. BusteedOctober 7, 2025 “This little light of mine: I’m gonna let it shine!” This was my absolute favorite song in Sunday School. As a child, I remember being filled with awe and wonder at candlelight. I loved the way it gently flickered, casting a warm light upon the dinner…

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…