A Proposed Social Statement on Genetics

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is preparing a social statement that addresses issues in genetics and biotechnology, a task authorized by the 2005 Churchwide Assembly. The ELCA's Genetics Task Force was formed in 2007 to lead this process and craft a proposed social statement to be considered by the 2011 Churchwide Assembly.

At present the task force has published a study for use throughout this church that invites your participation in engaging the issues related to genetics and faith. The task force encourages you to use the study and to share your feedback. To learn more, click here.

For more information about the ELCA task force and the process underway or for ELCA resources about the topic, please explore the links on this page. Remain informed by regular visits to this Web site.

How to get involved
Listening posts to hear the concerns of ELCA members are in the planning for the near future. You can see a listing of listening posts in which you are invited to participate.

Related Documents & Information

• 2007 ELCA Consultation on Genetics
• Genetics: Where Do We Stand as Christians
• Human Cloning: Papers from a Church Consultation
• Genetic Testing & Screening:
• Genetically Modified Organisms in the Food Supply ELCA social policy resolution)

About the task force 

• Task Force Members A listing of members on the  ELCA Task Force on Genetics
• Taskforce Timeline  Keep current with the task force time on genetics.
• Listening Posts on Genetics  Keep current with these events.
• Task force meeting reports  Find reports from past meetings.