CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Robert W. Mattheis, former Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) synod bishop, retired pastor and
political activist, died July 23 after receiving treatment and hospice
care for bone cancer. Mattheis, 75, died at his home in Lodi, Calif.
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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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