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The ELCA Youth Gathering is a national convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for high school-aged youth, held every three years in a different city in the United States. The gathering program lasts about five days and combines large mass gatherings, learning activities, and local service opportunities.
Acknowledging this vital support, the gathering is convened by the ELCA and Lutheran Student Movement – USA under the authority of the national council and is planned by a student committee with campus ministry advisers. Events at the gathering include worship, workshops, concerts, meals, dances, speakers, service projects, and plenary sessions.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. As of December 31, 2023, it has approximately 2.79 million baptized members in 8,498 congregations. [3]
2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly; A. American Lutheran Congregation, Oslo; C. Calendar of saints (Lutheran) ... ELCA Youth Gathering; Emanuel Lutheran Church of Montra;
Performed for 40,000 youth at the New Orleans Superdome in 2009,2012,2015 and 2018 for the ELCA Youth Gathering Toured extensively in Bosnia on a mission of hope and reconciliation Helped launch AMP (All-Metro Praise) in 2012, a service designed to bring together young people of all backgrounds
The ELCA Youth Ministry page also linked to the "It Gets Better" campaign and The Trevor Project. [ 45 ] In matters unrelated to "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust," the 2011 ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted the ELCA Malaria Initiative, pulling out of the shared relationship with Lutheran World Relief, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and ...
Attendees spend seven days in an isolated, harsh desert environment with limited access to outside resources and infrastructure. And “self-reliance” is one of the event’s core principles, ...
1 ELCA Gathering 2009. 2 Other ELCA Youth Gathering breakdowns. 1 comment. 3 Called to Freedom 1991. 4 2009 Location. 1 comment. 5 2009 Gathering!!! 1 comment. 6 history.