Hawley (Minn.) Lutheran Church, a congregation of more than 1,100 baptized members, could take the first step Sept. 19 toward breaking with its denomination. The congregation has scheduled a "special ...

Conservatives upset over the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's recent decision to allow non-celibate gay clergy have voted to create a free-standing synod and study for a year whether to leave ...

Battle lines have sharpened over sexually active gay clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America after a conservative faction decided to form a new network of churches, and the first two ...

Three congregations in the Northwestern Minnesota Synod (NWMS) passed resolutions in June to part ways with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Trefoldighed Lutheran Church of rural Battle ...

ERSKINE, Minn. - Members of Grace Lutheran Church in Erskine voted to leave the Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America following the ELCA's controversial decisions ...

GODFREY - Resurrection Lutheran Church, ELCA in Godfrey will be holding a memorial service at 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For nearly 45 years, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz has served here at the University of Maryland (UM), quietly influencing generations of Lutheran students to remain ...

Details have been finalized for the installation of the Rev. Greg Busboom as bishop of the Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The installation will ...

The Rev. Kristen Papson will succeed the Rev. Michael Lozano, who served as bishop since 2019. The Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod encompasses 72 congregations across 15 counties in northwest ...