by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
Young people across the United States will put on their "game
faces" Feb. 3 for the annual "Souper Bowl of Caring," a national
faith-based effort aimed at raising millions of dollars for
hunger-fighting organizations on the day of the National Football
League's "Super Bowl."
Some congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) arrange for young people to collect food and dollars in
large soup pots as parishioners leave worship Feb. 3. Organizers
report their results on or near game day at the Souper Bowl of
Caring Web site, so that a national total can be determined.
Some ELCA congregations contribute to the ELCA World Hunger and
Disaster Appeal, local food pantries and homeless shelters. No
money is sent to Souper Bowl of Caring, Columbia, S.C.
In 2007 young people raised more than $8 million. Of that,
Lutherans raised $826,191.
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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
