The people of the Southeastern Iowa Synod are committed to anti-hunger efforts. One of our key partnerships in the fight against hunger is Bread for the World an ecumenical advocacy…
Dear Southeastern Iowa Synod, The 2022 Churchwide Assembly will convene in Columbus, Ohio on Aug. 8-12. This assembly which takes place every three years is the primary decision-making body…
Iowa Lutheran Disaster Relief Funds Working in Iowa Lutheran Disaster relief funds will be used to finance Camp Noah in Cedar Rapids this coming August to help children impacted by…
By Pastor Erika Uthe, Director for Evangelical Mission, Assistant to the Bishop I was six when the video of Rodney King being beaten by LA police officers surfaced. My parents…
We pray for the people of Tanzania, as they mourn the death of President Magufuli while in office on March 17, 2021. Vice president Samia Sulusu Hassanh has been sworn…
The Asian and Pacific Islander Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America issued a statement on March 4, 2021, addressing the increase in violence directed toward Asian American and…
West Des Moines, Iowa (August 6, 2020) – Over 340 voting members of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are gathering online, August 5th and 7th,…
On August 5th, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), began its 15th triennial churchwide assembly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This gathering met under the theme “We Are Church” to worship,…
By Rev. Paul Ostrem, Assistant to the Bishop Zach Schmidt from Bread for the World led a training event at the Synod Center for Ministry on April 25, for BFW’s…