During this past academic year, the Spartan Open Pantry distributed 93,000 pounds of food, along with thousands of hot meals.

The Lutheran Deaconess Conference (LDC) gathered for their Annual Meeting, August 6-10; their first time meeting in North Carolina.

This story is about more than fundraising—it’s about a congregation recognizing that hunger doesn’t always look the way people expect.

Main­tain­ing a healthy rela­tion­ship with another con­greg­a­tion is not easy, but when done well, it enables them to think and act more broadly as the body of Christ in the world.

ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry reminded us that we are held together in Christ, sustained by the Spirit, and led by God—even when we can't see the way.

Just 11 days after their engagement, their future was shattered when he was picked up by ICE and taken to Stewart Detention Center located in a remote area of southern Georgia.

Almost all of us currently on the Board, and many women serving as pastors, Synod Authorized Ministers (SAMs), or lay preachers, have a Maxine story to share, of how she encouraged us to follow God’s calling.

Do not compare your growth to others'. We are being tended by our Creator who knows exactly what we need and where our gifts can best be put to use.

MPVC grants are helping congregations reimagine what’s possible—apply by April 30.

By welcoming all who walk through those doors, our program will only continue to grow and better achieve our goal.

This year’s Chrism Mass offered me a surprising gift—reminding me that God’s call to ministry is indeed a call for life. And with that gift came a beautiful invitation to keep growing.

Being part of a community that understands lament as holy work reminded me why this church matters.

It was a powerful space for stories, celebration, expression of identity and faith, and a shared vision for the future.

So come and see... So that we may go and tell, returning home to share with our congregations and to proclaim the good news of God’s love to the whole world.

I am writing this newsletter exactly one month since our family squeezed into a rental van with 2 cats and lots of luggage for our move to Jerusalem.