We Are The LDA
Mission
Preparing and supporting the whole people of God in Christ's call to serve.
As the LDA:
- We form, send, and nurture communities of deaconesses and deacons in a Lutheran context to serve in all walks of life.
- We value ecumenism in our Christian call to serve.
- We energize people to serve among and advocate for all affected by brokenness; and seek to restore wholeness for all creation.
Vision
Following Christ, people of God serve those across the street and around the world.
lda news
Thank you for your support!
Thank you to friends of the LDA for your continued support during the annual Phonathon. We will soon be in touch by mail with those of you who we didn’t...
Shop for your LDA Gear!
We are excited to announce that you can buy LDA gear through our Land's End online store! There are hundreds styles, colors and items to choose from--all of...
Our Blog
25 Feb
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DeacPost Welcome Home
“Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he...
17 Feb
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DeacPost “Blessing the Dust”
Blessing the Dust— A Blessing for Ash Wednesday All those days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was turn your face toward...
04 Feb
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DeacPost “Wilderness”
How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? Psalm 137:4 We are in a COVID wilderness. Wilderness isolates, disorients. It can be a time of struggle,...