Celebrate Black History Month with Women of the ELCA

Join us as we celebrate Black History Month this February and Bold Women’s Day during Women’s History Month in March.

Scroll down to access articles and resources to share with your congregation and community this month.

A Legacy of Faith: Celebrating African Descent Women of Faith blog series: Follow the Women of the ELCA blog every Mondaythroughout February. This blog series written by Valora K Starr, director for discipleship, will introduce you to "women of great faith." Starr writes, "What we know about most African-descent 'sheroes' is not written in American history, but their stories have been passed from generation to generation and new learnings are surfacing every day." Visit the Women of the ELCA blog this month to learn more.

A link for prayers and a devotion for Black History Month.

Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution website features a list of events to participate in during the month of February in celebration of Black History Month.

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) As founders of Black History Month, the ASALH website features information about the theme for the 2025 celebration.