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
03 Mar
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DeacPost “Transfiguring Lenten Journey”
Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the...
24 Feb
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DeacPost “All I Need”
I don't understand how God's Son became a man. And I really don't see why He would die for me. What did He have to pay to take my sins away? See the life...
10 Feb
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DeacPost “True Love”
During 2022, DeacPost will occasionally feature a devotion written for the 1999 LDA Publication: "Celebrating Servants" God's People at Work". This devotion...