CHICAGO — The Rev. Yehiel Curry was reelected May 30 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, May 30-31 at the Q Center in St. Charles, Ill.
The bishop was reelected on the third ballot, with 265 votes. Katie Hines-Shah, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hinsdale, Ill., received 50 votes.
Curry previously served as pastor of Shekinah Chapel Lutheran Church in Riverdale, Ill. (2013-2019) and as mission developer of Shekinah (2007-2012).
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill., in 1995 and a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 2013. The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is one of seven ELCA seminaries.
Information about the Metropolitan Chicago 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
