CHICAGO — The Rev. Laurie A. Larson Caesar was reelected May 31 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, May 30–June 1 at the Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront in Portland, Ore.
The bishop was reelected on the third ballot, with 192 votes. The Rev. Christopher Kramer, pastor of Nativity Lutheran Church, Bend, Ore., received 66 votes.
Larson Caesar previously served as pastor of Spirit of Grace in Beaverton, Ore. (1996-2019).
She received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford (Calif.) University in 1988 and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., in 1992.
Information about the Oregon Synod is available here.
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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
