EVENTS.

We seek to offer and point to models of restoration and reconciliation, changing how we see and do ministry and community engagement — repenting when we inevitably make a mistake — confessing, lamenting, and acknowledging. When we do so, there can be healing and reparations.

We invite you to participate in our online Assembly January 23-24, 2026, and the other events below. Check-in often or sign up for our newsletter to stay updated with new connections, learning, and advocacy opportunities.

January 23-24, 2026

Online Assembly

The ELCA Association of White Lutherans for Racial Justice invites you to our online Assembly Friday evening, January 23, and Saturday, January 24, 2026. This gathering is a chance to connect, worship, learn, and organize for the work ahead.

Registration fee is $25. Scan the QR code above or click HERE for more Assembly information and to register.

Everyone is welcome — members and observers/participants alike.

(Only members may vote during the business session.)

Become a member and join the association: $50/year membership

Click HERE to join.

This Assembly comes at a pivotal time. We're building the infrastructure to support the multi-racial justice work already happening across our church—connecting white Lutherans who care about racial justice to synod racial justice teams, our sibling ethnic associations, and initiatives led by Indigenous, Black, Asian, Pacific Islander, Latiné, Arab and Middle Eastern leaders. Together, we can be the reforming church Bishop Curry envisions: connected, engaged, and sharing Christ's love.

Our Association exists to educate and organize white Lutherans to support churchwide racial justice efforts and our sibling associations. While our primary focus is organizing white Lutherans for racial justice, membership and Assembly attendance are open to everyone.

While registration remains open through the Assembly date, we encourage you to register by December 25 so you'll receive Assembly-specific preparation materials in early January. These materials will help you engage more deeply in our organizing and education sessions.

Invite Others—We Need You!

Our goal is to have at least two people from every synod—but that's not a limit! We want to fill the (virtual) room with committed leaders ready to do this work.

3rd Tuesday Drop-Ins

Now the 3rd Tuesday of every month

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. CT

This is a brave space to build an accountable community that examines and names white supremacy as it shows up in and through white-bodied people so we learn to recognize it, dismantle it and heal from it.

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and Culture (BIPOC) are welcome to join; your voices will be prioritized, AND we do not expect or require anything of you. BIPOC-only affinity spaces will be available during the breakout session.

Advance registration is required.

Come Get Your Cousins

A recording of a moderated conversation for white people on having difficult discussions online.

Online conversations have been difficult for years and are getting more so. How can we effectively engage people we disagree with online? How can we use our social media conversations to dismantle white supremacy?

Rev. Kelly France engages Very Online People Rev. Elizabeth Rawlings and Rev. Elle Dowd in a conversation about effective techniques for online discussions, evaluating whether you should jump in, and when to walk away.

This event occurred on October 27, 2020. If you missed it, would like to view it again, or wish to share it, you can watch it on our YouTube channel by clicking the link below.

Learn more

Webinar Series Coming!

Stay tuned for updates

Virtual Meet Ups

Stay tuned for updates

Close up of a man's hand putting a ballot in a white voting box.

Biennial Assembly

We gather together in-person every two years for a Biennial Assembly. You're invited to register now for our January 23-24, 2026 online Assembly (see details and registration above).