CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Floyd M. Schoenhals, bishop of the
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA), Tulsa, Okla., announced to the synod he will retire Feb. 1 for
health reasons. Schoenhals, 70, had previously told the synod that he
planned to retire July 1, one year before his third term as the synod
bishop officially ends.
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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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