Religious Leaders call for compassionate responses to racial injustice
Dear people of Los Angeles, As members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders, we speak for and through traditions and people as diverse and varied as Los Angeles itself: our religious communities are different in belief, custom, ethnicity, race, and language; we come from around the globe; and
Continue readingPreparing to Reopen for In-person Worship
The ongoing news regarding the way the COVID-19 virus continues to proliferate in our state cautions us against activities that will accelerate the spread of the contagion. The latest counsel from health professionals tells us that a return to in-person worship, as well as many other indoor activities, may not
Continue readingLet anyone with ears: Listen!*
Update April 29, 2020 Let those of you with ears, listen!* I’ve heard congregations who disliked change – so much they used to complain if a hymn was played at a new tempo – comment that online worship is “tremendous.” If that ain’t God – well then, we have nothing
Continue readingFrom the desk of the African Descent Coordinator – May 2020
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.
Continue readingCARES Act and Payroll Protection Loans
UPDATE: As an SBA-certified lender, the ELCA Federal Credit Union (ELCA FCU) has been working closely with the Mission Investment Fund to provide special assistance to our members and customers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The ELCA FCU is now able to offer loans to congregations and ministries for the
Continue readingFamilies First Coronavirus Response Act
To All Congregational Leaders: I hope everyone is staying well and doing their part complying with the Governor’s stay home order. On March 18th, Families First Coronavirus Response Act was put into law. The law requires that all employers with 500 or less employees offer sick leave benefits to their
Continue readingA Virtual Walk by the LA River
The LA River X Instagram account is currently featuring the photographs and mediations of Lars Bunch on this unique urban river. During this time of social isolation, we are encouraged to go outside (with proper precautions) for our physical, mental, and spiritual health. If you are physically able to go
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