CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) elected leaders to fill
vacancies on the Church Council, the churchwide Committee on
Appeals, a program committee and an advisory committee of the
church. It also transmitted a slate of nominees for the 2007
ELCA Churchwide Assembly to consider for election.
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 here April 14-16.
Assemblies are held every other year; the next is here Aug. 6-11.
The Rev. David P. Anderson, St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Medina, Ohio, was elected to serve on the Church
Council. Anderson replaces the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Cuyahoga
Falls, who resigned. Eaton was elected bishop of the ELCA
Northeastern Ohio Synod, Cuyahoga, on Dec. 4, 2006.
The Rev. A. Donald Main, bishop of the ELCA Upper
Susquehanna Synod, Lewisburg, Pa., was elected to serve on the
churchwide Committee on Appeals. The Rev. Jesse D. Hill, Living
Saviour Lutheran Church, Charlotte, N.C., was elected to fill a
vacancy on the program committee for ELCA Multicultural
Ministries.
The Rev. Harold W. Eppley, Lincoln Park Lutheran Church,
Milwaukee; Frank Ramos, communication consultant, Guaynabo,
Puerto Rico; and Rick White, publisher, Advance Publications of
Perry and Juniata Counties, Leck Kill, Pa., were elected to fill
vacancies on the advisory committee for The Lutheran, the
magazine of the ELCA.
The council transmitted to the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly
a slate of nominees to serve on the churchwide Nominating
Committee.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog
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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
