Dear friend in Christ,
Thank you for sharing your gifts with our church, and for sharing the power of God’s love with the world. As we begin this new year, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for your powerful impact in the previous one. We are drawn into community by our shared faith. We are also called to go out and get to work alongside our siblings in Christ, near and far. Your generosity makes incredible work possible. You have helped plant crops, build homes and churches, expand access to education, provide quality health care, and so much more.
I am not the only one who wants to thank you.
There are so many more people and communities you have reached!
In thanks,
The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton
Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America