CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Some pastors, particularly bishops in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), wear a cross. But the Rev.
Richard L. Young bears a stethoscope. Serving as pastor of six Lutheran
congregations in Guyana, Young is also a licensed physician tending
simultaneously to the spiritual and medical well-being of people.
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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.
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Candice Hill Buchbinder
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