Delaware-Maryland Synod ELCA

06/03/2026

We're hard at work getting ready for synod assembly- see you on Friday at First Evangelical Lutheran Church!

06/02/2026

Join us for Doodle Cares, a creative way to center yourself, care for yourself and your community, and doodle!
During June, we'll be focusing on the many iterations and calls for Pride!

06/02/2026

Our Synod Assembly will gather this Friday and Saturday! Please pray for those who will come and be in community - voting members, presenters, exhibitors, ministry organizations, ecumenical guests, members of First who will offer hospitality, our synod staff, and our bishop!

06/02/2026

A Word from our Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry

Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry has issued his first in a series of monthly messages that will continue through the end of this year under the title "All Together in One Place."

Each message will share a pastoral word, rooted in Scripture, that witnesses to God’s presence today, our rich theological tradition and the social teaching that connects us.

Read the full message through the link in the comments below.

06/01/2026

For-profit immigration detention is rapidly expanding across the U.S. On June 24 at 1-1:30 p.m. ET, please consider joining to hear from ELCA Ammparo and Theological Discernment and Witness in Society staff about the history of immigration detention and the theology and biblical witness that can inform churches’ response, as well as ways to engage.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/ELCAwebinarForProfitDetention

05/26/2026

Join us for Doodle Cares, a creative way to center yourself, care for yourself and your community, and doodle! Today we're wrapping up our series on Peace by learning from Charleston, SC!

05/21/2026

A word from our Presiding Bishop:

Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry has released a statement on the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.

“As the ELCA, we must speak plainly: violence rooted in hatred is sin. We condemn Islamophobia and acknowledge its rise in recent years. Our church affirms that “anti-Muslim hatred is antithetical to our Christian faith” (A Declaration of the ELCA to the Muslim Community), for we are called to love our neighbor in ways that cast out fear (1 John 4:18).”

Read the full statement through the link in the comments below.

05/21/2026

A precis of Bishop Gohl's sermon at the Installation of the Rev. Dr. Surekha Nelavala as Pastor with the Community at Abiding Savior (Columbia) on May 17.