CHICAGO (ELCA) – Kathryn Sime has been appointed director of the World Hunger and Disaster Appeal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) effective July 12.
"I'm honored to be joining the World Hunger team as we celebrate 30 years of ministry around the world. I look forward to meeting and learning from those ELCA members and congregations who faithfully live out our call to 'go and do likewise' through their generous support of the World Hunger Appeal," said Sime.
Sime, 32, is a consultant for The Alford Group here. She succeeds Lita Brusick Johnson, who was named director of the ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal on July 1, 1998. Johnson was appointed associate executive director for the ELCA Division for Global Mission on Dec. 1, 2003.
From 1994 to 2000, Sime served as a research analyst for the ELCA Department for Research and Evaluation. "Kathryn Sime is a fine, intelligent and creative person who will bring her special tenacity to raising money for the World Hunger Appeal," said Dr. Kenneth W. Inskeep, director, ELCA Department for Research and Evaluation.
Sime earned a bachelor's degree from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1994. Luther is one of 28 colleges and universities of the ELCA. In 2000, she earned a master's degree in management of public services from DePaul University here.
She is a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church here.
The income goal for the 2004 ELCA World Hunger Appeal is $16.25 million. This year members of the church are celebrating the appeal's 30th anniversary. The ELCA World Hunger Appeal was established at the 1987 Constituting Convention of the ELCA. Churches that formed the ELCA launched the appeal in 1974.
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Information about the ELCA World Hunger Program is maintained at http://www.elca.org/dcs/worldhunger.html on the Internet.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
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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
