by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) elected leaders to fill vacant positions on the Church
Council, a churchwide committee and a program committee of
the church. The council is the ELCA's board of directors and
serves as the legislative authority of the church between
churchwide assemblies. It met April 1-2 in Chicago.
Judith Tutt-Starr, Los Angeles, was elected to serve on the
Church Council. Tutt-Starr replaces Mary T. Froehling, Torrence,
Calif., who resigned. The Rev. Martin J. Russell, Lincoln, Neb.,
was elected to serve on the churchwide nominating committee, and
the Rev. Michelle L. Olson, Wausa, Neb., was elected to fill a
vacancy on the program committee of ELCA Global Mission.
LINKS:
ELCA Church Council
http://www.ELCA.org/secretary/governance/council.html
ELCA Global Mission
http://www.ELCA.org/globalmission
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog
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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
