All ELCA-Primary Health Plan options are changing for 2026. Before Annual Enrollment begins, you’ll want to understand how the new plans will work, what factors you should consider to determine what’s best for you, and how to navigate the new tools we’re creating to help your decision process.
CHICAGO (July 14, 2025) — Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will gather for the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, July 28–Aug. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Meeting under the theme “For the Life of the World,” the assembly will participate in plenary discussions to make decisions about the work of this church.
LeaderWise’s online boundaries training workshop is lively and interactive, full of reflection and conversation. Attendees have given us feedback that our boundaries training was a great experience, AND caused them to re-evaluate some of their own practices.
The Northwest Intermountain Synod has come to the end of our fiscal year, and we are writing to thank you for your faithfulness in sharing mission support to enable our work.
It was a rough year for many of our congregations, which translates into a rough year for our synod—a reality that was not unexpected, but causes the Synod Council to take serious consideration to the synod budget, much like congregational councils are forced to take serious consideration to their budgets. In these days, it’s part of our life together.
This reality makes us even more grateful for your support. We know that hard conversations were had in Sunday School classrooms, fellowship halls, fireside rooms & Zoom gatherings as you struggled to make money go further. We know that every dollar of mission support you send on to the synod could have easily gone to many other ministries and still not have been enough to meet the needs that the last few years have brought to our communities.
Attend Faith+Lead's Green Leadership Workshop Series!
Three workshops designed to help you lead on environmental stewardship, climate hope, and water justice
Attend one workshop for $29—or all three for $75!
Chose one, two, or all three.
Workshop 1: Monday, March 21, 6 - 8 pm CST: Faith, Hope & Love for Your Watershed
Workshop 2: Monday, April 4, 6 - 8 pm CST: Vocation and Pollination with Native Plantings
Workshop 3: Monday, April 25, 6 - 8 pm CST: Ecotheology & Energy
ELCA Coaching is mixing things up in 2022 as we continue to experiment and learn. You are invited to join us WEEKLY on Wednesdays at 1pm Central to hear from various leaders across the Church. We will continue with our theme of COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP. We have invited various ministries to host these gatherings through this next year, so it will be different each week. There will usually be time for small groups in breakout rooms so that leaders across the church can continue to learn from each other and leave each gathering with at least one action step.
Details are emerging daily for our ELCA-Primary members. You can find the most up to date information on our website: At-Home Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Tests (porticobenefits.org).
Join us for this special retreat with Dr. Andrew Root, professor of youth and family ministry at Luther Seminary, will be our presenter. Expect insightful sessions such as “Why are People Leaving the Church? Mis-Diagnosing Our Challenges in a Secular Age,” “Ministry Inside the Immanent Frame: The Task of Speaking of God in a Secular Age,” “Families, the Good Life, the Need for a Story,” and “Why We’re All So Exhausted: The Church in a Time of Crisis.” and time for fun and relaxation at camp, too – quiet time, reading time, worship, hikes, pottery, and great food
Peer ministry is about the practical life skill that empowers us to become Good Samaritan leaders who care for every neighbor, every day, everywhere in every relationship. Peer Ministry is about loving, because God first loved us! 1 John 4:19 This retreat is for adults and youth (Jr high and up) Bring a group from your congregation, scout troop, or come on your own!