Historic Milestone: Largest US Lutheran Denomination Installs Its First Black Presiding Bishop
Bishop Yehiel Curry, recently appointed as the first Black presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), pictured Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in...
Bishop Yehiel Curry, recently appointed as the first Black presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), pictured Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Chicago. Talia Sprague/AP On Saturday, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) marked a historic milestone by installing the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop, a significant...