CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders of two organizations focused on ending
hunger and poverty worldwide -- Bread for the World and Heifer
International -- are co-recipients of the 2010 World Food Prize, the
foremost international award for food and agriculture, often compared to
the Nobel Prize. The Eevangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a denominational partner with Bread for the World, and it is a covenant agency of Heifer International.
More:
http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4552
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
