CHICAGO (ELCA) - On August 4, the Board of Trustees of the Mission
Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
named Eva Roby as their new president, effective September 1. She
replaces outgoing president Christina Jackson-Skelton, who will assume
her duties as executive director of the Mission Advancement unit of the
ELCA churchwide organization on that date.
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Marianne Griebler
Sr. Manager, Public Relations and Integrated Communications
(773) 380-2968 or marianne.griebler@elca.org
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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
