CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A service of "song and prayer" for Benjamin Judd
Larson will be held Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, Decorah,
Iowa. Immediately following the service Larson, 25, will be buried in
Phelps Cemetery, Decorah. Larson, a seminary student of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake
in Haiti.
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John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
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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
