CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) filled a number of vacancies on boards and committees when it met here Nov. 13-16. It also named the members of two committees to serve the ELCA Churchwide Assembly August 16-22, 1999, in Denver.
The council is the ELCA's board of directors and serves as the legislative authority of the church between churchwide assemblies, which are held every other year.
DIVISION FOR GLOBAL MISSION, BOARD
Terfassa Yadessa, St. Paul, Minn., was elected to complete the term (until 1999) left by the resignation of Mark L. Monono, Omaha, Neb.
PUBLISHING HOUSE OF THE ELCA, BOARD
Fred J. Korge, Houston, was elected to complete the term (until 2001) left by the resignation of Dr. Jonathan C. Messerli, Kutztown, Pa.
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNICATION, ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mary Butler, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., was elected to complete the term (until 2001) left by the death of Gloria L. Jensen, Fargo, N.D.
COMMITTEE ON HEARING OFFICERS
Bradford E. Cook, Manchester, N.H., was elected to complete the term (until 2001) left by the death of Arnold R. Mickelson, Minneapolis.
The Rev. J. Philip Wahl, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., was elected to complete the term (until 2001) left by the resignation of the Rev. Philip L. Wahlberg, Austin, Texas
COMMISSION FOR WOMEN, STEERING COMMITTEE
Agnes McClain, Los Angeles, was elected to complete the term (until 2001) left by the resignation of Margaret A. Messick, Zanesville, Ohio.
COMMISSION FOR MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES, STEERING COMMITTEE
The Rev. Corazon G. Aguilar, San Leandro, Calif., was named to complete the term (until 1999) left by the resignation of the Rev. Margrethe S. Kleiber, San Diego
Grace G. El-Yateem, Brooklyn, N.Y., was named to complete the term (until 2001) left by the resignation of Randa Saleh, Northridge, Calif.
The Rev. Michele L. Robinson, Chicago, was named to complete the term (until 1999) left by the resignation of the Rev. Gwendolyn Johnson-Bon= d, Philadelphia.
1999 CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY
MEMORIALS COMMITTEE
Co-chairs -- Carlos Pe=F1a, Galveston, Texas Beverly A. Peterson, Billings, Mont.
Other members -- The Rev. Martha Clementson, Pittsburgh The Rev. Gary Danielson, Bemidji, Minn. Patricia Davenport, Philadelphia H. D. Fry Jr., Hickory, N.C. D. Mark Klever, Dayton, Iowa Christopher Mehling, Covington, Ky. The Rev. Philip L. Natwick, Granada Hills, Calif. Bishop Glenn Nycklemoe, Rochester, Minn. Judy Wagner St. Pierre, Newport News, Va. Mary Jane Schieve, Janesville, Wis. Bishop Howard Wennes, Phoenix
1999 CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AND COUNCIL
Co-chairs -- Linda J. Brown, Moorhead, Minn. The Rev. Franklin D. Fry, Summit, N.J.
Other members -- Karen Dietz, Danbury, Wis. Bishop Guy S. Edmiston, Harrisburg, Pa. Fernando Guzman, El Paso, Texas Donna Haack, Pomeroy, Iowa Donald G. Hayes, Hickory, N.C. Mark Helmke, San Antonio, Texas Bishop Mark R. Ramseth, Billings, Mont. Dale V. Sandstrom, Bismarck N.D. The Rev. Karen L. Soli, Virginia, Minn. The Rev. Walter F. Taylor Jr., Columbus, Ohio Lily R. Wu, New York Rebecca Yuille, Cranberry Township, Pa.
For information contact:
Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Director (773) 380-2955 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
