![[Click for larger image] The. Rev. Mark S. Hanson, LWF president and ELCA presiding bishop, addressed the LWF Council's 2009 meeting in Switzerland.](http://www.elca.org/scriptlib/CO/ELCA_News/encImage.asp?image=4323)
ELCA Presiding Bishop Urges Commitment to Strong LWF
GENEVA, Switzerland (ELCA) -- In a report highlighting changing contexts of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its respective member churches, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, LWF president, urged the organization's council to make decisions that reflect commitment to "a sustainable and strong LWF going into the future." Hanson is also presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
October 25, 2009
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