by Melissa Ramirez Cooper, ELCA News Service
To equip the 4.7 million members of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) to help end hunger in the world, an
ELCA World Hunger Resource Packet is now available. The packet
contains a variety of resources to help Lutherans learn more
about the causes of world hunger and work together to end it.
Available twice a year, the packet illustrates how ELCA World
Hunger is a connected, comprehensive and compassionate program
that helps individuals and communities rise above poverty into
self-sufficiency, said Sue Edison-Swift, communication director,
ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal. "The program is
connected because it's relationship-driven. It's comprehensive
because there are many causes to hunger, so solutions need to be
equally diverse, and it's also compassionate because it focuses
on meeting the needs of the most vulnerable," she said.
New resources in the packet include a congregational bulletin
about water; Taking Root -- a hunger education curriculum for
children and youth; and 1-2-3 Contact! -- a sign-up form to
receive the resource packet and/or LifeLines by mail. The
packet also includes the 2007-2009 ELCA Good Gifts giving
catalog; reproducible stories for bulletins and newsletters
that show how gifts to the ELCA World Hunger and Disaster
Appeal make a difference in the lives of people; and "God's
Math 40-day calendar" designed to raise awareness, commitment
and funds for the ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal and
Stand With Africa. It also carries copies of Congregation
Connections and ELCA World Hunger Top 40 Resource Catalog,
two popular resources updated every year.
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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
