by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is
offering a cross-cultural immersion experience Sept. 9-13 with
the Chippewa Cree Tribe at the Rocky Boy Reservation in the
Bear Paw Mountains near Box Elder, Mont. The program is limited
to 13 participants, and registration is open until Aug. 7.
Inez Torres Davis, Women of the ELCA director for justice, will
conduct the immersion. "The gift of a cross-cultural immersion
is one that will inform a woman as well as alter her life.
Women are invited to open their hearts, ears and hands so that
they might see the world in a different way, sometimes for the
first time," she said.
Our Saviour Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation, and its
pastor, the Rev. Linda E. Webster, will host the experience.
The congregation's facilities include a chapel, parish house
and several cabins. Participants will learn about the culture
of the Chippewa Cree and the American Indian struggle for
survival and sovereignty. They will visit such sites as a
buffalo jump, a cultural museum and a battlefield.
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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
