In 2022, ELCA World Hunger is partnering in new and continuing ways through domestic granting, more than doubling 2021 levels of investment thanks to the generosity of this church. Through this year’s partnerships, ELCA World Hunger is investing in long-term sustainable transformation in communities most vulnerable to systemic injustices that
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Continue readingThe 2022 Southwest California Synod Assembly will be a hybrid event held online and in-person at the Lutheran Center in Glendale on Saturday, June 11. Voting Members will elect council and committee members, vote on resolutions and memorials, and vote on the synod budget. More information about the assembly format
Continue readingThe Rev. Dan Gibson serves at First Lutheran, Carson, as Director of Spiritual Care at the Haven, USC, and as Therapist at the Thelma McMillen Recovery Center. The church can offer spiritual reinforcement, armed with a healthy understanding and practice of our faith tradition. At the opening of many of our weekly
Continue readingHazel Salazar-DavidsonUntitled Julee Ann RichGod heard my cries and made me His own Yu Jen Dai https://youtu.be/xEE4c1VszNoO Living Breath of God Marina Tidwellhttps://youtu.be/RgRcw6NdN-s"6%" Genevieve Kauper Olivia Say Their Names Pearl Olivia Say Their Names Pearl Prints of "Olivia," "Say Their Names," and "Pearl" are available for $20 - all proceeds
Continue readingMasking Guidelines for LA County - Update July 16, 2021 The Haven - Online Discussion and Workshops from the SWCA SynodClicks and Community: A Conversation on Ministry in a Tech-Shaped Culturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8bH5K-WGqU A conversation with Ryan Panzer ("Grace and Gigabytes") on how technology has shaped our culture and what that could
Continue readingAs there was no synod assembly or council elections in 2020, two-thirds of the synod council positions needed to be filled this year. Our thanks to those council members willing to extend their term and service one year in order to meet the needs of the synod during this challenging
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