Many communities of faith have come together to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. This is the story of St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church of Hoboken, N.J.
A Nobel Peace Prize recipient, a congregation about to close its doors and a young, growing congregation that started with four members and $360 — they share a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. The video, produced for the 2012 ELCA Synod Assemblies, features First English Lutheran of Columbus, Ohio; Leymah Gbowee and the Lutheran Church in Liberia; and Iglesia Luterana Santa Maria de Guadalupe of Irving, Texas.
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Lutheran Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Roberta Gbowee talks about how a group of women brought an end to civil war in Liberia through the force of peace and prayer.
Archival footage from “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” is courtesy of Fork Films.
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We are woven together, members and congregations of the ELCA. Our many stories are part of a larger story. It is a story of generosity and faith. Small towns, large suburbs, congregations young and old coming together — God’s work. Our hands.
A coffee cooperative in Haiti generates $1 million a year in revenue for a rural community. It employs 200 women. It’s funded in part by the ELCA through The Lutheran World Federation.
We are a church that rolls up our sleeves and gets to work when people are in need. Through ELCA Disaster Response, we are there when catastrophes strike, from tornado ravaged Joplin, Mo., to the flooded homes and fields of North Dakota to the battered coastal cities of post-earthquake Japan.