[Seeds Monthly] New resources for Lent

Lent resources from ELCA World Hunger

New resources are now available from ELCA World Hunger to enrich the life of your congregation during Lent. Throughout the Lenten season, reflect on the work of ELCA World Hunger partners who are dedicated to ending hunger at its roots. Connecting with their stories of strengthening communities will inspire you to celebrate your place in your own community. New resources include a five-session study guide, a daily devotional calendar and an action guide for congregations. Thank you for partnering with ELCA World Hunger during this important season in the church year. Learn more.

Living Lutheran returns to print - subscribe!

We heard you — and listened. We have found a way to bring Living Lutheran back to print in a quarterly fashion. Each issue (spring, summer, fall and winter) will feature the stories you know and love, along with updates on the church and your ELCA community.

The cost for one year will be $19.95 for an individual subscription and $17 per subscriber for a congregation group subscription (minimum of 10 copies). To start receiving the print magazine, individuals and congregations can sign up at livinglutheran.org/subscribe. For congregation plans, enter the name of your church at this site, along with the email of the person who will be overseeing the subscription plan.

Living Lutheran: “Our house for all”

Nuestro Casa para Todos — which means “Our House for All” — is a new ELCA ministry serving students and neighbors of the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras.

Living Lutheran spoke with Nuestro Casa’s pastor, Ignacio Estrada, a Cuban native who was ordained in April 2024, about the ministry. Read more about Nuestro Casa’s story, mission, worship and more.

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ELCA responds to false accusations on X

In a message to the church, ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton says that “despite misinformation and baseless doubt cast today on funding that supports Lutheran organizations across our country, the ELCA remains steadfast in our commitment and work with our many Lutheran partners and expressions of our church.”

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Living Lutheran: Lutherans in Black history

The Racial Justice Ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansing, Pa., created a Black History Month exhibition. The window display features 19 notable Black Lutherans who shaped the church’s history.

Lutheran Schools Week

Celebrate Lutheran Schools Week, March 2-8. Resources under the theme “Created to Be” include classroom activities, chapel resources, posters, bulletin inserts, social media assets, coloring pages and music.

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“Dismantle: An Anti-White Supremacy Lenten Devotional

This devotional was created in response to the call of the 2019 Churchwide Assembly to condemn white supremacy and racist rhetoric. As you journey through Lent, this resource will challenge you and bring you closer to the radical neighbor-love that Christ demands in the Gospels.

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ELCA World Hunger Vacation Bible School

“At the Table” is ELCA World Hunger’s 2025 Vacation Bible School curriculum, inviting your community to learn how storytelling can make a difference in your neighborhood and the world. Each day offers large- and small-group activities, crafts, games, snacks and more.

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Living Lutheran – Got an Idea for Our Next Great Story?

Living Lutheran is your source for news, reflections and stories from the ELCA and its local and global companions. Living Lutheran belongs to the people of the ELCA and welcomes article ideas from readers. Tell us about those stories of God’s people living their faith at [email protected]. Please include the name of your congregation or your story’s connection to the church.

ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Help end pause of U.S. foreign assistance

The U.S. presidential administration’s freeze of foreign assistance funds has disrupted services and benefits critical to many in our communities and around the world, especially those on the margins of society. Send a message to your congressional leaders in your own words from the ELCA Advocacy Action Center.

Get books by authors featured at the ELCA’s National Day of Racial Healing event

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, the publishing ministry of the ELCA, provided several authors to lead sessions for the ELCA National Day of Racial Healing event and is offering a 20% discount and free shipping on select books through Feb. 28. Use promotion code NDRH25.

Mission Investment Fund: Your money and faith in action

For more than 150 years, the Mission Investment Fund (MIF) has been a financial cornerstone for Lutheran ministries, ensuring that congregations have the resources they need to serve their communities.

Grow your savings. Strengthen ministries. Invest today and earn 4.20% APY¹ on a three-year, fixed-rate term investment, or select from a variety of investment opportunities with competitive earning potential. Every investment option can help grow your savings while providing loans to ELCA congregations and social service agencies that provide life-changing, lifesaving support to those in need.

Explore your options. With a variety of short- and long-term investment options for individuals and ministries, see how MIF can grow your savings while making a meaningful impact.

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