More than 200 Women of the ELCA voting members acted on a range of issues and elected a new churchwide
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Women of the ELCA Mourns the Passing of Retired Bishop Patricia Ann Curtis Davenport
Women of the ELCA joins the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the wider Church in
Sheena Foster elected President of Women of the ELCA at the Thirteenth Triennial Convention in Des Moines, Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — July 2026 — Women of the ELCA (WELCA) elected Sheena Foster as its new president on
Dr. Jennifer Hockenbery accepts WELCA executive director position, discusses future
By WELCA Staff The Women of the ELCA churchwide executive board voted April 18, 2026, to offer Dr. Jennifer Hockenbery
WELCA board addresses finances, constitutional requirements and plans for a public apology
Women of the ELCA executive board members met October 17-18, 2025, in Chicago to examine the organization’s finances, consider constitutional