CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) took action Oct. 8 to affirm the concept for a
new design of the ELCA churchwide organization in 2011, said the Rev.
Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop, in an Oct. 11 announcement to
churchwide staff. The council authorized the officers of the churchwide
organization to take the necessary personnel actions and to implement the
new design beginning Feb. 1, 2011, the start of the next fiscal year.
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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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