ELCA brings together young people for five days of worship, workshops, learning and community service volunteering
(LWI) - Created to be brave, authentic, free and disruptive disciples. That was the theme of a huge youth gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) which was held in mid-July in the southern city of New Orleans. A delegation of young women and men from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) took part in the event which had previously been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 16,000 young people met together for five days of vibrant worship and workshops, presentations and panel discussion, interactive learning and volunteering with dozens of local community service projects. The 16 to 20 July gathering marked the first time in six years that young Lutherans from across the country had the opportunity to meet and to share their stories of faith.