Tag: Spring
Spring Updates: State Edition
Following are updates shared from submissions from ELCA-affiliated state public policy offices (SPPOs) this quarter (formerly shared monthly). Full list and map of SPPOs available. ARIZONA| KANSAS | PENNSYLVANIA | WISCONSIN Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona Solveig Muus, Director This spring, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona (LAMA), a ministry of the Grand Canyon Synod, has been helping Lutherans “voice our common needs in the public square” by connecting congregations, synod leaders, ELCA Advocacy and community partners around hunger, immigration, civic engagement, health care and housing. LAMA’s 2026 priorities center on food insecurity, voting, health care and housing/homelessness, rooted in ELCA social teaching and carried out through partnerships…