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Faith in Action for Justice
The Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin engages Lutherans in advocacy for policies that promote peace, justice, and care for all of God’s creation.
The Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin brings a Lutheran voice to statewide legislative issues related to hunger, poverty, and care for creation. LOPPW represents the coordinated public policy witness of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Wisconsin and works in partnership with ELCA World Hunger and the six ELCA synods with congregations in Wisconsin.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. -Matthew 25:35
Key Issues
More than 694,000 people in Wisconsin face hunger and food insecurity. This crisis touches every corner of our state, from urban to rural communities.
The Bible calls us to recognize poverty as a shared concern and to respond with compassion and justice. Caring for those in need is central to living out our faith.
Caring for the environment is a profoundly spiritual calling. We are entrusted with the responsibility to act as faithful stewards of the earth.
We are called toward welcome, justice, and love of neighbor. Immigration, refugee, and asylum policies express who we are as a nation and affect the lives of millions.
We believe God calls people of faith to seek the common good through civic participation. Through nonpartisan engagement, we support civic engagement, elections, and voting.
Through a process of careful discernment grounded in Lutheran theology, ELCA social statements, research, and discussion, we identify priority issues each year and engage in action.
We see the despoiling of the environment as nothing less than the degradation of God’s gracious gift of creation. – ELCA Social Statement Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice
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LOPPW highlights key opportunities to use your voice to call for policies that support peace, justice, and care for creation.
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LOPPW believes in the power of collective action among people from diverse demographic, geographic, and religious backgrounds. By joining issue-based coalitions and working within diverse networks, LOPPW seeks to grow our impact and expand our reach. We proudly collaborate with ecumenical, interfaith, and secular partners to advance shared priorities.