by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
The Rev. Donald M. Hallberg, president for the Foundation of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and executive
director for ELCA Development Services, is the 2006 recipient of
the Association of Lutheran Development Executives (ALDE)
Outstanding Executive Award. Hallberg received the award at the
2006 ALDE Conference Awards Banquet on Feb. 19 at the Hyatt
Regency, Columbus, Ohio.
The staff of the ELCA Foundation and Development Services
nominated Hallberg to receive the award, which is designed to
honor a deserving CEO or president serving the Lutheran church
through deed and example. Any executive of a church-related
agency or institution, or any Lutheran serving a non-Lutheran
organization, is eligible. Hallberg has served in the ELCA
churchwide organization since 1997.
LINKS:
Foundation of the ELCA
http://www.ELCA.org/fo
ALDE
http://www.alde.org
Outstanding Executive Award
http://www.alde.org/Awards-OutstandingExec.htm
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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.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
