God's Love Made Real: A Conversation with Bishop Eaton
Thursday, June 13 | 1:30 pm
CHICAGO (June 3, 2023) — The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will join congregations in New York, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and the New England region on Thursday, June 13, at 1:30 pm Eastern time for a regional conversation on God's Love Made Real. The Rev. Patricia Davenport, bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, will host the online discussion.
God's Love Made Real is a movement encouraging the ELCA to create a world experiencing the difference God's grace and love in Christ make for all people and creation.
During this discussion, the presiding bishop will share why God's Love Made Real is meaningful to her and the church's future. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and ask questions.
"The Spirit is calling us to move together as one church to share the grace and love we experience daily," said Eaton.
More conversations about God's Love Made Real will be scheduled with regional groups in the future.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
[email protected]
About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 3 million members in more than 8,700 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians, and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.