Highlights from Church Council Actions — Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA

Meeting electronically on Nov. 12, 2025, the ELCA Church Council adopted “Child Protection” as an official social message of our church and advanced several significant initiatives. Actions included beginning work on study resources addressing white supremacy, supporting educational debt relief for rostered ministers—especially women and people from historically under-represented groups—and revising spending authorization and benefits…

Africa: Experts Call for Urgent, Politically Feasible Solutions to Sovereign Debt Crisis Ahead of G20 Summit

Many developing countries, particularly in Africa, are experiencing a rapidly worsening sovereign debt crisis, according to global economic experts. Economic stability is at risk if this crisis is not addressed quickly and thoroughly, and experts are calling on G20 leaders to commit to strong actions as they prepare to meet this month in Johannesburg, South…

South Africa to host G20 summit as US boycotts over agenda on debt relief and inequality

South Africa will host the G20 summit this weekend, prioritizing debt relief for developing nations and efforts to reduce global inequality, while the United States boycotts the gathering. President Cyril Ramaphosa said Washington’s absence from the November 22–23 meeting is “their loss,” as tensions continue between the two countries over the summit’s agenda. The US,…