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An online publication from Women of the ELCA (WELCA) for and with young adult women and their friends. Faith | Vocation | Relationships

An online magazine for and with young adult women and their friends.

10/23/2026

With both in-person in D.C. and online portions, you're invited to "Advent Awakening Amid Christian Nationalism: Whose Kingdom Comes?" Participate in Revival Worship with Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry on Friday evening, then join a Day of Learning & Equipping Saturday which concludes at 1 p.m. ET with the Rev. Angela Denker, Writer bringing a keynote address and a panel of leaders exploring living out our faith today. Cohosted by ELCA Witness in Society and Lutheran Church of the Reformation. Links to registration and info in comment.

10/23/2026

“Recent news about the events at Cornell brings up private memories for almost every woman and girl of their own r**es or those of family members and friends. It can feel impossible to see sexual relations as loving, relational, or God-given. How do we change the culture of r**e and move toward a culture of love and respectful sexual relationships?” https://www.boldcafe.org/end-r**e-culture/

Read the latest issue (https://conta.cc/4hLy8xQ) written by Dr. Jennifer Hockenbery and the Rev. Sara Olson-Smith. 💜

**eculture

10/20/2026

"Recent news about the events at Cornell brings up private memories for almost every woman and girl of their own r**es or those of family members and friends. It can feel impossible to see sexual relations as loving, relational, or God-given. How do we change the culture of r**e and move toward a culture of love and respectful sexual relationships?" https://www.boldcafe.org/end-r**e-culture/

Read the latest issue (https://conta.cc/4hLy8xQ) written by Dr. Jennifer Hockenbery and the Rev. Sara Olson-Smith. 💜

**eculture

09/30/2026

Wear orange today, the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. Learn more: ELCA.org/Indigenous

Wear orange on September 30, the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, to remember the children taken from their families, honor survivors, and acknowledge the ongoing work of healing. Learn more at ELCA.org/Indigenous

09/28/2026

Read the latest issue by the Rev. Becca Ehrlich about having faith during times of uncertainty.

by the Rev. Becca Ehrlich When I was an intern at a congregation, I took part in an annual tradition called Confirmation Camp. For one week in the summer, the local Lutheran conference would take over half of a Christian camp in the Adirondack Mountains. The students prepared for confirmation by lea...

09/17/2026

✨Join us tonight at 7:00 PM CDT via Zoom for our next Boldcafe Monthly Dinner!

WELCA Campus Ambassadors Lila Woodard and Rebeca Amaro Trevino will share their experience at the WELCA triennial gathering this past July! Were you there too? We'd love for you to join us!

💖Register: https://boldcafe.org/dinner

09/11/2026

A Prayer in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of September 11

God most mighty, God most merciful, our sacred stories tell us that you help and save your people. You are the fortress: may there be no more war. You are the harvest: may there be no more hunger. You are the light: may no one die alone or in despair. God most majestic, God most motherly, grant us your life, the life that flows from your Son and the Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

(All Creation Sings, pg. 49)

07/01/2026

"I am the work of God’s hand no matter what my body looks like, and so are you. We are God’s beloved children and stunning examples of God’s love, and there is nothing that will ever change that."

Read one of Boldcafe's popular articles, "Running with my glasses" by Dr. Elyssa Salinas-Lazarski. She will also be a keynote speaker at the Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering in Des Moines, July 16-19! https://www.boldcafe.org/running-glasses/

by Elyssa Salinas-Lazarski I’ve always hated running: the sweating, the backaches, the lungs-on-fire feeling. Every quarter in high school, we had to run the mile and I always dreaded it. All the cross-country kids would be done so quickly while the rest of us trudged around the track until the en...

06/19/2026

Celebration rises recognizing what has been done and left undone. ❤️🖤💚💛

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