The ELCA is developing a social statement on civic life and faith, the relationship of church and state, and related matters, as called for by the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.
Social statements are the ELCA’s primary documents to address significant social issues. They are intended to aid reflection, shape conscience and set forth the ELCA’s teaching and policy on the major social issues and questions of contemporary life. Social statements are developed by task forces, using an established process of study and widespread participation across the church to guide theological and moral deliberation.
A task force was responsible for developing this social statement. They have now finished their work. The social statement is scheduled to be considered by the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly this July. For more details on the next steps, check out the timeline listed below.
In the final step of their work, the task force revised the draft social statement in light of public feedback. Thank you to everyone who participated and sent in their input. To read a report on that feedback, click here. To read the report on the public feedback to the study, which preceded the draft, click here.
If you have any questions, please email us here.
To learn more about the task force members, click here.
Read a detailed timeline of the task force’s work.
