Meet Imran Siddiqui, the first Asian American vice president of the ELCA
United States RNS When Imran Siddiqui’s name was put forward for vice president of the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, he figured, why not fill out the paperwork? He didn’t expect to make it far in the process. After all, every one of the more than 800 voting members of the Evangelical Lutheran […]
Five things you need to know from the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in the US
Columbus, Ohio, US RNS Watching backstage as more than 800 Lutherans sang hymns on the floor of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton mused, “We haven’t been singing like this for a long time together. “It’s really powerful.” The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide Assembly meets at the Greater Columbus Convention […]
In the US, ELCA Churchwide Assembly calls sexism and patriarchy sins, condemns white supremacy
Milwaukee, US RNS A new social statement from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America labels patriarchy and sexism as sins and acknowledges the church’s complicity in them. The social statement — titled ‘Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action‘ — was approved by the ELCA’s Churchwide Assembly with 97 per cent of the vote Friday […]
US denomination ELCA declares self a “sanctuary church body”, marches to ICE building in Milwaukee
RNS More than 500 years ago, a monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses outlining his grievances with the Roman Catholic Church to the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany. On Wednesday afternoon, members of the mainline Protestant denomination bearing Luther’s name taped 9.5 theses – expressing their concern for immigrants and refugees – […]