Deacon Sue Best Named Survivor of the Year
We are so proud of Deacon Sue Best, who has been honored with the Survivor of the Year award […]
Bishop Laurie interviewed on Think Out Loud
On Monday January 6, 2020 Bishop Laurie was interviewed by Dave Miller for OPB radio’s Think Out […]
Bishop Laurie’s Installation
On December 14, 2019, Laurie Larson Caesar was installed as bishop for the Oregon Synod by ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Ann […]
The Time to Act is NOW
On Monday, August 19, community leaders gathered on the steps of the Washington county courthouse to stand in solidarity with the victims of the recent […]
Standing Up for Immigrant Rights
Bishop Laurie was one of over 300 […]
ELCA as a sanctuary church: what does this mean?
Dear siblings in Christ,
As many of you know, last week the […]
50 years of ordaining women!
This year the ELCA celebrated 50 years of ordaining women, 40 years of ordaining women of color, and 10 years of ordaining LGBTQIA+.
I am honored to be stepping into this role, honored to be walking with you […]
An Open Letter to the Oregon Legislature
June 28, 2019
In the late 1990s the Federal Government threatened water rights to the Little Walla Walla River because Steelhead and Bull Trout were listed as a […]
Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar
In May 2019, The Rev. Laurie A. Larson Caesar, Portland, was elected to serve as bishop of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical […]