Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Give a Gift | Find a Congregation | Contact Us | Site Help
  • ELCA Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Believe
  • Our Faith In Action
  • Growing In Faith
Search ELCA.org
  •  
  • Welcome to the ELCA
  • History
  • Leadership
  • Our Three Expressions
  • New or Returning to Church
  • Statements of Belief
  • The Bible
  • Prayer Center
  • Social Issues
  • Stories of Faith in Action
  • Justice
  • Service Opportunities
  • Responding to the World
  • Life Transitions
  • Give A Gift
  • Ministry
  • Vocation
  • Education
  • Worship
  • Discipleship
Back to Rostered Leadership
The Deaconess CommunityWhat is a Deaconess?Become a DeaconessCalling a DeaconessNews and Events
Our HistoryResourcesContact UsSisters Only Section
Home » Growing in Faith » Vocation » Rostered Leadership » The Deaconess Community » News and Events

News and Events

 
August 2008 - ELCA Deaconess Community Presents Annual Grants, Tithe
May 2008 - Keffer re-elected directing deaconess of ELCA Deaconess Community
April 2008 - Four Women Join the Deaconess Community, ELCA
July 2007 - Deaconess Community Awards Grants to Encourage Diaconal Service
June 2007 - ELCIC Assembly: Sr. Monica and Sr. Anne
May 2007 - Deaconess Community Consecrations
Easter 2007 - Global Mission Institute, Luther Seminary: Sr. Diane and Sr. Krista This document is in PDF format
April 2007 - Four New "Sisters" for the Deaconess Community, ELCA
March 2007 - ELCA Consultation Examines Future of Word and Service Leadership
July 2004 - Community elects directing deaconess
July 2002 - Deaconesses plan move to Chicago
If you would like more information about the Deaconess Community, or to schedule an interview with a representative from the community, please call Laura Ley at 773-380-1704 or email Laura at laura.ley@elca.org.

Compelled by the love of Christ and sustained by community, we devote our lives to proclaiming the Gospel through ministries of mercy and servant leadership.

Mission Statement

Become a Deaconess
Become a Deaconess  
Interested in becoming a deaconess?
Meet some of our current deaconesses and learn about the steps in the rostering process.


Call a Deaconess

Interested in calling a deaconess?
Learn about what a deaconess has to offer your congregation or organization.  Find out about the necessary steps involved in calling a deaconess.
Print this pageBookmark this pageEmail this page

ELCA Churchwide Units and Offices

Office of the Presiding Bishop
Office of the Secretary
Office of the Treasurer
Archives
Board of Pensions
Church in Society
Communication Services
Ecumenical and
 Inter-Religious Relations

ELCA Foundation
Evangelical Outreach and
 Congregational Mission

Global Mission
Human Resources
Information Technology
Lutheran Men in Mission
Management Services
Mission Investment Fund

Multicultural Ministries
Publishing House of the ELCA
Research and Evaluation
Synodical Relations
The Lutheran
Vocation and Education
Women of the ELCA
Worship and Liturgical Resources

Resources

Careers
Education
Español
Forms
Library
News
Resource Centers
Synods and Regions
Youth and Young Adults

Site Tools

Contact Us
Find a Congregation
Find a Person
Find an Organization
Give a Gift
Site Help
Sitemap
View Former ELCA.org

© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 800.638.3522 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use