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ELCA Working to Recover Student's Body, Respond to Haiti Earthquake

ELCA Working to Recover Student's Body, Respond to Haiti Earthquake

January 24, 2010

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
is working through members of Congress seeking their help with the U.S.
State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Haiti to recover the body of
Benjamin Larson, a senior Wartburg Theological Seminary student presumed
to have died in the Jan. 12 earthquake.

More:
http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4415

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews

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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

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