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Domestic Hunger Grant Applications Being Accepted
May 16, 2023

Does your congregation have or support a  hunger ministry?  ELCA World Hunger Domestic Hunger Grants accompany congregations and their partners throughout the United States and Caribbean as they draw on the strengths of communities to address local ...


Advocacy Days in May 2023
May 15, 2023 - Diversity and Justice

The Diversity & Justice Task Force is glad to provide some fun facts about advocacy days in the month of May focusing efforts on care for creation, world peace, cultural diversity and community health.   World Migratory Bird Day: Since 2006, the ...


Thursdays in Black
May 15, 2023

Our voices matter. We each can speak up against violence against women and girls. Thursdays in Black is a global campaign launched by the World Council of Churches. It encourages people around the globe to wear Black on Thursdays to show solidarity ...


Giving Box in Murfreesboro, TN - A Blessing to be a Blessing
May 02, 2023

A Giving Box - from the LYFE youth of Advent, Murfreesboro, TN From Kelly Ribar, parent of a youth participant from Advent LC, Murfreesboro, TN: Our journey with our giving box started last summer during VBS. We decided as a group, kids and ...


Earth Day 2023
April 11, 2023 - Advocacy

“Human beings are made to care for the earth as God cares for the earth.  This is what it means to be made in the image of God” (ELCA Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope and Justice Social Statement, p.2). “The present moment is a critical and urgent ...


Finding Joy with Sunshine Seniors
March 25, 2023 - Diversity and Justice

One of my favorite days of the week is Tuesday, when I work at the Sunshine Seniors Food Distribution Center at St. John’s Baptist Church in Gainesville, GA.  I also occasionally help at the South Hall Food Pantry that my church (Christ Lutheran in ...


Give to End Hunger: 2023 Hunger Appeal - "Forty for Lent"
March 20, 2023 - Advocacy

Around the globe, millions face food insecurity and famine.  In the Southeastern Synod, thousands are uncertain about where their next meal will come from.  In Alabama, 1 in 4 children are food insecure, as well as 1in 5 children in Mississippi, 1 in...


Own It and Acknowledge It!
November 01, 2022 The Rev. Marie Kane

Since being involved in church ministry, I have always been passionate about social justice. Therefore, as soon as I joined the Southeastern Synod, I joined the Diversity and Justice Team. I have observed in my interaction as a volunteer in the ...


Shelter for Hurricane Ian Evacuations at Camp
October 03, 2022 - Disaster Response

For all those seeking shelter from Hurricane Ian, NovusWay is offering three of its sites to serve those who have need: Lutheridge - Arden, NC Lutheridge Camp & Conference Center, in Arden NC, is now open for those who are required or choosing to ...


Soldier Statue Removal
September 20, 2022 - Diversity and Justice Phyllis Solgere

Just when I think that things are hopeless and that there’s no justice in this world, something happens to challenge that theory.  This week, it was the installation of Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue in the National Statuary Hall in the U. S. Capitol -...


Responding to the Water Crisis in Mississippi
September 19, 2022 - Disaster Response

Water Crisis! On August 30, 2022, the pumps failed at the water treatment plant in Jackson, MS, and the entire city of Jackson, MS, was without water – no water flowing through their faucets, and now that temporary pumps are in place at the ...


European Crisis Response
September 15, 2022 - Disaster Response

Eastern Europe Crisis Response A partnership between Lutheran World Federation and Lutheran Disaster Response MAKE A FINANCIAL GIFT     Since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine on Feb. 24, millions of people have fled the country and ...


Bishop Strickland on Generosity
September 02, 2022

Bishop Kevin Strickland Our culture measures blessing as money and has completely forgotten, or never known, that it is God who is the originator of blessing. God’s not against money. Gather it up. Pass it out. We are living in the story of ...


Disaster Volunteers Needed
August 16, 2022 The Rev. Dr. P. Morgan Gordy

There are many places in great need of extra hands to help people recover from disasters in GA, TN, MS and with our neighbors in KY.  If you are interested in being a part of a Disaster Mission Team or would like help forming a disaster mission team ...


Sermon - 10th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
August 14, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 9th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
August 07, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 8th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
July 31, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 7th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
July 24, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 6th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
July 17, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 5th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
July 10, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 4th Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
July 03, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 3rd Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
June 26, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - 2nd Sunday after Pentecost - Year C
June 19, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


[Spanish] Sermon - Holy Trinity Sunday - Year C
June 12, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - Holy Trinity Sunday - Year C
June 12, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


[Spanish] Sermon - Pentecost Sunday - Year C
June 05, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Sermon - Pentecost Sunday - Year C
June 05, 2022 - 2022 Sermons

The Bishop and Assistants are filming sermons so that churches who do not gather for worship, due to the coronavirus, have a sermon prepared already; these are also available to give preachers a respite, and for a congregation to hear another voice ...


Bridget's "Reconciling in Christ" Story
May 24, 2022 - Diversity and Justice

Bridget, a members St. Timothy, Hendersonville, TN, shares the importance of the ministry of Reconciling Works and the value of what being a Reconciling in Christ congregation can mean... On October 25, 2022 St. Timothy will celebrate 5 years as an ...


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