The ELCA social statement For Peace in God's World was adopted by the Churchwide Assembly in 1995.  To learn more about the ways in which the ELCA does advocacy, and its relationship to the social statements of the church, explore "how and why the ELCA does advocacy" on this site.

• Darfur Issue Brief from "Called To Be a Public Church: 2008 ELCA Voting and Civic Participation Guide"
  NOVEMBER 6, 2007
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   
• ELCA Assembly Expresses Concern for Genocide in Darfur
  Lutherans around the nation should study the situation in Darfur and advocate to U.S. officials in order to seek an end to the killing that many call a genocide in the African region, said a resolution adopted here Aug. 8 by the 2007 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
  AUGUST 9, 2007
  ELCA NEWS
   
• Lutherans participate in “Global Action Days for Darfur”
  • Interfaith vigil at St. Peter’s Church in New York
  • ELCA Pastor Tim Oslovich and the Connecticut Coalition to Save Darfur organized a panel to educate citizens about Darfur on April 22, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. Kim Stietz, Director of International Public Policy in the ELCA Washington Office, spoke on a panel at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, which attracted more than 50 participants. Read her remarks on the panel.

  MAY 3, 2007
  LUTHERAN OFFICE FOR WORLD COMMUNITY AND ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   

• View a map of the atrocities in Darfur with Google Maps.
  APRIL 13, 2007
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   
• ELCA Background Paper: Crisis in the Sudan
  UPDATED APRIL 13, 2007
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   
• LWF Welcomes Special Session of Human Rights Council on Situation in Darfur
  DECEMBER 18, 2006
  LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION
   
• ELCA Presiding Bishop Issues Statement on Darfur Peace Process
  "While we rejoice in the hope that the Darfur peace agreement signifies, we must remain diligent in learning more about the conflict and advocating for real security and lasting peace..."
  MAY 19, 2006
   
• ELCA Advocacy for Darfur Is In the News!
  The ELCA presence at the April 30 rally to stop the genocide in Darfur was featured on CBS News and in the Boston Globe.
  MAY 2, 2006
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   
• Videos Available
  These videos are available for congregational use. To request a copy of either or both, e-mail Kim Stietz.
   
  • Darfur: A 21st Century Genocide - A DVD and campaign kit for activists, educators, policy makers, and anyone interested in ending the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
     
  • Witnessing Darfur: Genocide Emergency from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Committee on Conscience.

  MARCH 29, 2006
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   

• 63 Organizations Call on Congress to Support Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur
  FEBRUARY 22, 2006
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE