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Bishop Egensteiner's Election Message

Remember that we are Lutheran Christians, and we have a mission in and for this world. Let’s look across aisles and pews and have loving, healing conversations with our siblings. Let’s talk to each other with respect and openness and continue to advance the mission of our Church — the Gospel — TOGETHER.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Election Message

As disciples in a democracy, we will hold fast to our commitments to gender justice, to dismantling white supremacy as an anti-racist church, to welcoming the stranger and accompanying the neighbor, to affirming LGBTQIA+ siblings, and seeking economic justice for all.

MNYSvotes

MNYSvotes is an initiative and guide focused on voting, to empower and inform all individuals equally. The first of these videos features Bishop Paul Egensteiner.

Set Free

Liberation in Christ through faith was the freedom that transformed Luther. This freedom is what he wrote about most frequently and most passionately. In The Freedom of a Christian, Luther makes the case that liberation in Christ is both a freedom from and a freedom for.

ELCA Conference of Bishops Holds Virtual Meeting

The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gathered virtually Oct. 1-2. This is the first time the conference has held a meeting online.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Disregard for Human Life and Dignity at Private Detention Facility

God holds each of us responsible for the welfare of our neighbor. We therefore condemn these acts of coerced sterilization as a form of gender-based violence. This is especially true when the perpetrators wield significant power and control over women who are at elevated risk of injustice, abuse and violence.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's September 2020 Message

In her September column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on the uncertain times that we find ourselves in during the pandemic. But she believes we are on the brink of a “new thing that God is bringing about.” Are we ready to answer God’s call?

Mensaje de septiembre de 2020 de la Obispa Presidente Elizabeth Eaton

Creo que estamos al borde de esta cosa nueva que Dios está provocando. No necesitamos ver cómo se desarrollará todo. Sólo necesitamos estar listos y dispuestos a responder a la llamada de Dios y a ser moldeados por el Espíritu.

We Are Church Together: A Message of Hope and Unification

In my own church body, the Metropolitan New York Synod (MNYS) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), my vision is for our synod, congregations, and communities to be a place where we consistently have constructive and healthy conversations about who we are—individually and collectively—as the body of Christ.

Koinonia Good News: June - August 2020

Koinonia will open when permits are in place and when there is minimum staffing. Financial planning is ongoing and necessary for a sustainable reopening.