CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Writing that they "have no illusions about the
difficulty of the task ahead," 28 Christian leaders urged U.S. President
Barack Obama and negotiators to continue their efforts to help leaders of
the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach a peace
agreement. The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was among those who signed an Aug. 30
letter to Obama, released through Churches for Middle East Peace,
Washington, D.C.
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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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