[Please replace "billions" with "millions" in the 11th paragraph,
so it reads:]
In other business, the Mission Investment Fund board reported that, as of Sept. 1, 1999, the fund balance is larger than $271 million -- $40 million more than a year earlier. Personal interest-earning investments fuel the fund, which extends low-interest loans to ELCA congregations for such projects as new construction, building expansion or renovation.
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
