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Paul Youngdahl, senior pastor of ELCA's largest congregation, dies

Paul Youngdahl, senior pastor of ELCA's largest congregation, dies

June 22, 2011

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul M. Youngdahl, senior pastor of Mount
Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, died June 20. Youngdahl, 73, died
from an existing thoracic aneurysm, according to a statement on Mount
Olivet's website.

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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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