The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton was elected as the
ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Born in Cleveland on April 2, 1955, Eaton earned a Master of Divinity
degree from Harvard Divinity School...
Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher
Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere.
Luther was a young monk and priest when Michaelangelo was painting the
Sistine Chapel in Rome...
Full communion is when two denominations develop a relationship based on
a common confessing of the Christian faith and a mutual recognition of
Baptism and sharing of the Lord’s Supper...
The new, 24-page ELCA Good Gifts catalog offers
many different ways to honor friends and loved ones with gifts that will
make a difference in the world...
Assignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained
in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving them toward
first call and admittance to the appropriate roster in the ELCA...
ELCA in the News
ELCA members frequently make U.S. secular and religious news headlines.
Take a look at this list of some current coverage about the ELCA...