CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) elected clergy and lay individuals to fill vacancies on boards, steering and advisory committees of the church.
The Church Council is the ELCA's board of directors and serves as the legislative authority of the church between its churchwide assemblies. The council met here April 6-7. Assemblies are held every other year; the next is Aug. 11-17, 2003 in Milwaukee.
The council elects clergy and lay individuals to fill unexpired terms on boards, steering committees and certain advisory committees of the ELCA. It also affirms certain positions recommended by commissions.
The council elected:
+ Paul Carlson, First Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Neb., to Augsburg Fortress Publishers -- the Minneapolis-based publishing house of the ELCA -- board;
+ the Rev. Stacie R. Fidlar, St. John Lutheran Church, Rock Island, Ill., to the ELCA Division for Ministry board;
+ the Rev. Russell C. Kleckley, St. John Lutheran Church, Irmo, S.C., to the ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools board;
+ the Rev. Jon R. Lee, King of Glory Lutheran Church, Dallas, to the ELCA Board of Pensions' Board of Trustees;
+ Beverly A. Peterson, American Lutheran Church, Billings, Mont., to the ELCA churchwide nominating committee;
+ Martha E. Stortz, Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church, Berkeley, Calif., to the ELCA Department for Ecumenical Affairs advisory committee;
+ the Rev. Beth Marie Warpmaeker, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Houston, to the ELCA Commission for Multicultural Ministries steering committee;
+ the Rev. Timothy J. Wengert, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Glenside, Pa., to the ELCA Department of Ecumenical Affairs advisory committee.
The council ratified the nomination of the Rev. Wi Jo Kang, Korean Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs, Colo., from the ELCA Association of Asian and Pacific Islanders to the Commission for Multicultural Ministries steering committee.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORGnt o
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
