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Herluf Jensen, Former ELCA Synod Bishop, Social Activist, Dies

Herluf Jensen, Former ELCA Synod Bishop, Social Activist, Dies

October 18, 2010

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Herluf M. Jensen, former bishop of the
New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and
president of the New Jersey Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, died
Oct. 14 of heart failure at his home in Moorestown, N.J.

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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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