The 2025 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21. It is an annual observance that follows Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This year, the ELCA, in partnership with Augsburg Fortress, will join the movement of racial healing for our church and the nation. On Jan. 21, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time, the ELCA will feature a free online educational event that centers the voices of ELCA leaders of color. We invite you to join us in this collective effort for a more just and equitable world. This event is open to all ELCA rostered ministers, lay leaders and members. We welcome all ELCA synods, congregations, colleges, universities, seminaries, separately incorporated ministries and antiracism teams, as well as the church’s affiliate organizations and ecumenical and interreligious partners.

The day is designed to:

Raise awareness of the need for racial healing.
Inspire collective action to build common ground for a more just and equitable ELCA and world.
The NDORH is hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and encourages community organizations, institutions and individuals to participate in this national day. It was created with and builds on the work of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation community partners.