CHICAGO (ELCA) - The names of the Rev. Paul A. Schreck and
David D. Swartling will be on the final ballot for secretary of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
On the fourth ballot 1,043 votes were cast, with Swartling
receiving 528 and Schreck receiving 304.
The churchwide assembly, the chief legislative authority of
the ELCA, is meeting here Aug. 6-11 at Navy Pier's Festival Hall.
About 2,000 people are participating, including 1,069 ELCA voting
members. The theme for the biennial assembly is "Living in God's
Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!"
The Rev. Michael L. Cooper-White, president of Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (Pa.), received 211 votes.
Cooper-White had led on the first three ballots. To be elected on
the fourth ballot requires 60 percent of the votes cast, so a
fifth ballot containing the two names will be taken on Saturday,
Aug. 11.
Schreck is an executive in the ELCA secretary's
office. Swartling is a Seattle attorney who has served as
parliamentarian for the ELCA Assembly.
All three nominees spoke to the assembly prior to the fourth ballot.
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Information about the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly can be
found at http://www.ELCA.org/assembly/ on the Web.
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
