CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. James S. Dunlop, Littlestown, Pa., was
elected June 8 to a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Dunlop was
elected on the fifth ballot during the synod’s assembly June 6-8 in
Grantham, Pa.
“I felt the movement of the Holy Spirit in the assembly, and I am
humbled by the confidence that the Lower Susquehanna Synod has shown in
me,” said Dunlop. “It is an incredible time of change for the church, and
I am excited by the prospect of working with the whole church to share
the good news and grow the church of Jesus Christ.”
Dunlop was elected with 393 votes to 157 votes for the Rev. Richard
E.T. Jorgensen Jr., assistant to the bishop and director for evangelical
mission of the ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod. The Rev. Thomas E. McKee,
assistant to the bishop and secretary of the ELCA Lower Susquehanna
Synod, was also a nominee on the fourth ballot with 74 votes to 157 for
Jorgensen and 318 for Dunlop.
Dunlop, who was ordained in 2005, serves as pastor of St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Littlestown, Pa.
The bishop-elect earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg
College in Gettysburg, Pa., in 1978, and a Master of Divinity degree from
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in 2005. The seminary is one
of eight in the ELCA; Gettysburg College is one of 26 ELCA colleges and
universities.
Dunlop will be installed Sept. 28 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in
York, Pa. He is married to Connie Dunlop and they have three adult
children and three grandchildren.
Information about the ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod is available at
http://lss-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.
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