Lutheran Advocacy Ministry - Colorado

06/01/2026

For-profit immigration detention is rapidly expanding across the U.S. On June 24 at 1-1:30 p.m. ET, hear from , 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

05/28/2026

Use this printable page to help people find ELCA advocacy tools! At a meeting, on a table, wherever – QR codes and urls can be a shortcut to connecting! Thanks for sharing. https://resources.elca.org/advocacy/witness-in-society-advocacy-info-qr-codes/

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

At a time when houses of worship, food pantries, farmers, global partners and ELCA World Hunger affiliates are reporting alarming new rates of food requests in our communities, Congress should pass a comprehensive Farm Bill that promotes sustainable livelihoods for all. Visit the ELCA Action Center or go directly to the Action Alert linked in the comment below to take action and read more.

05/21/2026

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

As immigration detention surges across the United States, the private companies building and running detention facilities are reporting record profits. To learn more and take concrete steps to ensure the safety of all, visit resources.elca.org/advocacy/public-witness-and-for-profit-immigration-detention/ to download the ELCA Advocacy and ELCA Ammparo resource "You Shall Also Love the Stranger: Public Witness and For-Profit Immigration Detention."

05/15/2026

Election years are a significant time for Lutherans to be active in civic engagement, and congregations and rostered ministers must ensure that activities related to the electoral process are transparent, nonpartisan and legal. This updated guide shares important considerations. https://resources.elca.org/advocacy/being-a-public-church/

05/12/2026

A concerning funding bill for the USDA and hunger programs, including a $200 million cut from WIC, is advancing. Read more and take action to urge full funding of essential USDA programs in the FY27 agriculture appropriations bill. Visit the ELCA Action Center or go directly to the Action Alert linked in comment below.

ELCA World Hunger

05/05/2026

“Red is believed to be the only color spirits can see, representing a calling back of the spirits of missing and murdered loved ones.” —Rev. Wanda Frenchman

Adopted by the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the memorial "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women" encourages "congregations, synods and the churchwide organization to observe annually MMIW Awareness Day on May 5 and to promote the wearing of red to raise awareness of MMIW."

Today is May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (also referred to as "Red Dress Day"). On this day we lament the MMIW crisis and call attention to the MMIW movement alongside our Indigenous siblings — those missing and those still searching for loved ones.

To learn more about this crisis and the movement it inspired, to find a tool kit of action steps and resources, and to plug in to the ongoing work of the ELCA's Indigenous Ministry and Tribal Relations network, visit elca.org/mmiw.

As you join us in observing Red Dress Day, we invite you to share in the comments section a photo of yourself wearing red in solidarity.

05/02/2026

The Apr. 29, 2026, U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has wide implications impacting a vision of a more equitable, multi-racial democracy. "Lutherans Engaging in the Electoral Process," a new blog post to the ELCA Advocacy Blog, shares foundations of election engagement as Lutherans and restates a prayer from ELCA social teaching: "May we, as your people, join all others of goodwill in the work of government as gift, aspiration, and responsibility to serve the common good of 'we the people.'" https://blogs.elca.org/advocacy/lutherans-engaging-in-the-electoral-process/