ELCA's oldest African descent congregation serves community in unprecedented ways

Baltimore is home to Johns Hopkins University, renowned for its hospitals, clinics and research facilities. But despite their proximity, some of the city’s African American residents have struggled to fight the coronavirus pandemic, said Louis R. Tillman IV, pastor of St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Baltimore.

Throughout the pandemic, the historic African-descent congregation has ensured that masks and other safety items reach anyone in need. Read at Living Lutheran.