ELCA Federal Chaplaincy Ministry

10/16/2026

https://www.elca.org/news/bishop-curry-issues-statement-on-the-death-penalty

Bishop Curry Issues Statement on the Death Penalty provides information and news from the ELCA.

10/16/2026

Lieutenant Commander William Bevins, Bevins, an ELCA Navy chaplain, was recently honored with two prestigious chaplaincy awards.

10/13/2026

Happy 251st Birthday to our ELCA Chaplains who serve our Sailors, Coasties, and Marines in the US Navy! 🎂🎉

10/12/2026

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day!

"Give thanks for Indigenous communities that have lived in the Americas and other parts of the world for thousands of years. Pray that we will not overlook them in our telling of history and that we will honor our church’s commitment to repentance, reconciliation, healing, respect and unity as children of God." —Prayer Ventures

10/01/2026

Dear ELCA Federal Chaplains,
Greetings in our Lord Jesus.
After the next 90 days, as this new Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) takes shape, and as its Director is identified, we’ll pass on the information and directives that guide your work as they become available.
Thank you for facilitating the free exercise of religion, providing grace-filled Word & Sacrament worship services, spiritual care, and ethical advisement. Keep up the great work!
Our US Service members and Veterans need you. Your church loves and supports you. I give God thanks for you and your ministry.
Christopher Otten
ELCA Ecclesiastical Endorser

09/22/2026

Congratulations to CH, LCDR Christina Mauntel who was promoted aboard the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

CH Mauntel is rostered in the ELCA Alaska Synod and serves sailors, Marines, and the Coast Guard in the US Navy.
The presiding Official for her ceremony was the ELCA’s own CH, RADM Peter Muschinske, the US Navy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Affairs.

Well done, CH Mauntel! Thank you (and the Alaska Synod) for your outstanding ministry and service to our nation.

09/21/2026

To our Jewish family, friends, and neighbors…

09/18/2026

On POW/MIA Day, we remember those who died in service to their country and who never returned.

May God grant them rest in eternal peace and bring comfort to their families.

We will not forget. ❤️‍🩹

Pic: A Table to the Missing, Army Navy Club, Washington, DC

09/18/2026

Thank you to all the ELCA Pastors who serve, and who have served, as Chaplains in the USAF.
Your ministry to provide Word and Sacraments, ethical advisement, pastoral care, and to protect the free exercise of religion is deeply appreciated.
God bless you.
Happy Birthday, USAF! 🎊🎂🎉

09/11/2026

As the eveningtide comes on this solemn Day of Remembrance, may we also pause to contemplate that a new year begins for our Jewish family, friends, and neighbors.
Happy Rosh Hashanah!