MLK Day 2026

We give thanks for our time together with Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley as we gathered for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Prayer and Service on Monday January 19.

Learning to Stay in the Conversation

What does it mean to move beyond good intentions and into faithful action? In this article, Pastor Samantha Drennan reflects on the Synod’s racial justice journey, including the formation of the Racial Justice Team and learning practical ways to respond to racism through conversation and accountability.

Connecting NEPA Synod with the AMMPARO Initiative

The ELCA’s AMMPARO initiative—“Accompanying Migrants with Protection, Advocacy, Representation, and Opportunities”—responds to the urgent needs of children and families fleeing violence, poverty, and displacement in Central America. The NEPA Synod’s Racial Justice Team is seeking an AMMPARO liaison to help strengthen this vital ministry through communication, connection, and advocacy.

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…