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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.

Amy Odgren Elected Bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod

The Rev. Amy Odgren, Walker, Minn., was elected Aug. 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during an online synod assembly.

ELCA Commemorates 500th Anniversary of The Freedom of a Christian

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s treatise The Freedom of a Christian.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's August 2020 Message

In her August column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says, “Darkness and blackness and night are too often contrasted with lightness and whiteness and day, and found deficient.” She wants us to “consider the beautiful dark works of God.”

ELCA and Lutheran World Relief Partner to Fight COVID-19 Around the World

The ELCA has worked with Lutheran World Relief (LWR) to repurpose $160,000 in project funding for emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

ELCA Unveils New Design for Future of the Church

This week, the ELCA unveiled a new, innovative design for the future of the church that will focus on attracting young, diverse people, to positioning the ELCA for the future.

Carnegie Corporation names The Rev. Fabian Arias a member of its 2020 class of Great Immigrants

Carnegie Corporation named The Rev. Fabián Arias a member of its 2020 class of Great Immigrants, MNYS celebrates and gives thanks for his ministry—especially his ministry in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis as the coordinator of our AMMPARO/Sanctuary Ministry.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Praises SCOTUS Decision on LGBTQIA+ Rights

LGBTQIA+ people are not faceless or nameless. They are our children, parents, siblings and colleagues. They work hard and pay taxes. They serve in our congregations and communities. Our life together is enriched. They are us. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling brings us a step closer to realizing our founding conviction, “We the people of the United States.”

Emanuel Nine Day of Commemoration and Repentance

June 17 marks the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., where nine people were killed during a Bible study. To honor this day, the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted a resolution to establish June 17 as “Emanuel 9 Day of Repentance."

A Search for Moral Leadership

Jun 02, 2020

We are called to do as Jesus did: focus on all those who need our help and our care and our compassion. Let us lift up the voices of our black and brown siblings so they may be heard, and let us learn how white members of our church can create safe spaces for the lives, voices and souls of our siblings of color.