CHICAGO (ELCA) -- As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001
attacks on the United States approaches, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson,
presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),
invited members to reach out to ecumenical partners, as well as Muslim
and Jewish partners, in planning commemorations. Hanson wrote in a May 24
letter that he prays members focus on "peace, justice and interfaith
encounter."
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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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