CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) authorized one-time payments from the ELCA
Special Needs Retirement Fund "as soon as realistically possible in 2011"
to help people most adversely affected by reductions in ELCA Board of
Pensions annuity payments caused by the crisis in financial markets in
late 2008 and early 2009.
More:
http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4678
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
