CHICAGO (ELCA) The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) filled a vacancy on the council and several vacancies on two steering committees.
The Church Council is the ELCA's board of directors and serves as the legislative authority of the church between churchwide assemblies. The council met April 9-12 in Chicago. Assemblies are held every other year; the next is August 16-22 in Denver.
Elected to the Church Council was the Rev. Sarah J. Stumme, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Trevorton, Pa. She replaces the Rev. Joan A. Mau, Washington Island, Wis. who resigned.
The council elected Wendy J. McCredie, Seguin, Texas, to fill a vacancy on the steering committee of the Commission for Women and Kathleen T. Petrich, Seattle, to the steering committee of the Commission for Multicultural Ministries.
The council also ratified appointments of several members to the steering committee of the Commission for Multicultural Ministries: Daniel N. Solee, Columbia, Md.; the Rev. Michele L. Robinson, Chicago; the Rev. Corazon G. Aguilar, San Leandro, Calif.; Carlos A. Gonzalez, Silver Spring, Md.; and Justin M. Oakman, Northfield, Minn.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.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
