Rev. Erin Kinahan, a transgender woman, is appointed permanent pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church, a historic congregation ...

Liz Ackerwold Erickson will be ordained into the ministry of Word and Sacrament of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The service of Holy Communion and Rite of Ordination will be held at 3 ...

Curry's forerunners as African American Lutheran leaders include the Rev. Nelson Wesley Trout, the first Black ELCA synod bishop, and the Rev. Will Herzfeld, a Black presiding bishop for a predecessor ...

An official panel of the nation's largest Lutheran denomination is recommending a change in policy to allow homosexuals in "committed, same-gender relationships," to be ordained ministers. The report, ...

Moorhead native Robert Bekkerus will be ordained as a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at 2 p.m. June 6 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead. It's the same church in which he was ...

Herbert Chilstrom's Sept. 19 opinion piece mandates an answer. Yes, bishop, my old church (the ALC) was merged into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Little did I expect that shortly after ...

Across the U.S., many faiths and religions are working toward being more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community. But, according to the Pew Research Center, the majority of Christians still feel a person's ...

The church has long delayed an anticipated split over LGBTQ issues — until now. It’s not going to be easy. As some in North Carolina look to disaffiliate from UMC for more conservative theology, ...

A host of pastors and deacons lined up in the church basement wearing red stoles and exuberant smiles. We were gathered together for an ordination. Ordinations are joyful occasions, and celebrating ...