by Lauren A. Lamb, ELCA News Service*
The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM), a
professional organization dedicated to strengthening the ministry
of music in the Lutheran church, will move its headquarters to
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., in August. Valparaiso
University is an independent Lutheran institution.
David Eicher, interim executive director of ALCM, said Valparaiso
is a good fit for the organization and will add a great deal of
energy to its work. ALCM has a membership of about 1,500 full-
time and part-time church musicians drawn from all major Lutheran
church bodies in the United States and Canada. Its members work
to strengthen the Lutheran liturgical heritage, support the role
of church musicians and enhance professional relationships
between clergy and musicians, according to a university news
release.
ALCM's move will provide another connection for students
preparing for church vocations and enhance Valparaiso's long
history of being in the vanguard of new worship practices, said
Dr. Lorraine Brugh, director of music at the university's Chapel
of the Resurrection.
*Lauren A. Lamb is a senior public relations and speech
communication major at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
This summer she is an intern with the ELCA News Service.
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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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Candice Hill Buchbinder
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