DES MOINES, Iowa (ELCA) -- God is calling on people of faith to
change the "politics of hunger" by convincing members of the U.S.
Congress to adopt legislation that will reduce domestic and global hunger
and poverty, said the Rev. David Beckmann in a news conference here.
Tonight Beckmann, a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA), economist and president of Bread for the World, Washington, D.C.,
and Jo Luck, chief executive officer of Heifer International, Little
Rock, Ark., will be awarded the 2010 World Food Prize here in a ceremony
at the Iowa State Capitol.
More:
http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4658
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
- - -
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
