Felipe Lozada-Montañez Elected Bishop of the ELCA Caribbean Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Felipe Lozada-Montañez, pastor of San Juan Lutheran Church, Dorado, Puerto Rico, and mission director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was elected June 22 to a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Caribbean Synod. Lozada-Montañez was elected on the third ballot for...
ELCA Supports Recovery Efforts in Burundi, China
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In an effort to help meet the basic needs of people and reconstruct homes in China's southern Yunnan Province, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) provided $50,000 after a June 4 earthquake left three people dead and more than 560 others injured there, as...
Valparaiso University president announces retirement, fundraising campaign
by Lauren A. Lamb, ELCA News Service* Dr. Alan F. Harre, president, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., announced at a news conference this week that he will retire June 30, 2008. He also introduced a $200 million campaign to support the university. Harre said he is committed to ensuring the success...
ELCA to Offer Racial-Ethnic Multicultural Event in Los Angeles, July 12-15
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Reformed Church in America will come together to celebrate diversity at the "Spirit of Wholeness in Christ: A Racial Ethnic Multicultural Event." The event will be held July 12-15 in Los Angeles. "This event...
ELCA Mission Investment Fund Helps 'Build the Church'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Mission Investment Fund (MIF) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has more than 700 loans totaling $382 million at work in congregations and ELCA- related ministries such as seminaries, outdoor ministries and social ministry organizations. Investors across the church provide the money to help...
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada Elects Susan Johnson National Bishop
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Susan C. Johnson was elected June 22 to a four-year term as national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). Johnson, assistant to the bishop, ELCIC Eastern Synod, Kitchener, Ontario, received 206 votes on the sixth ballot of the ELCIC's Eleventh Biennial National...
Lutheran Campus Ministry Celebrates Centennial June 25-29
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Vocation and Education unit will celebrate Lutheran campus ministry's centennial anniversary, which will coincide with the annual continuing education conference at Loyola University Chicago, June 25-29. "The centennial theme is comprised of three phrases, each emphasizing the ongoing mission of...
Lutheran, Ecumenical High School Youth Tour with Original Musical
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Todd M. Mattson, First Lutheran Church, Morris, Minn., has been turning high school students into performers since 1981. Mattson is the founder of "New Wine," an ecumenical drama and music group that produces original contemporary Christian musicals. First Lutheran Church is a congregation of the...
Victor M. Rodriguez, Former Lutheran President of Caribbean, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Victor M. Rodriguez, a synod president of the former Lutheran Church in America (LCA) and retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died June 18 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Ocala, Fla. He was 81. A memorial service for...
Lutheran Magazine For Toddlers Now Available
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) magazine, The Lutheran, is branching out its ministry. In June the first issue of "The Little Lutheran" was released, targeting children age six and younger. The publication may be the first of its kind on the market, according to Sonia...
ELCA to Offer Global Mission Event in Columbus, July 19-22
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Global Mission Event (GME) is July 19-22 at Ohio State University, Columbus. Endorsed by the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the event will draw more than 2,000 people from the United States and around the world....
Robert Driesen Elected Bishop of ELCA Upper Susquehanna Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Robert L. Driesen, Messiah Lutheran Church, South Williamsport, Pa., was elected June 16 to a six-year term as bishop of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Driesen was elected on the fifth ballot for bishop, 172-170 over the Rev....
Kurt Kusserow Elected Bishop of ELCA Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Kurt F. Kusserow, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Latrobe (Trauger), Pa., was elected June 15 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Kusserow was elected on the fifth ballot for bishop, 271-248 over the...
'Summer 2007 ELCA World Hunger Resource Packet' available
by Lauren A. Lamb*, ELCA News Service The summer 2007 World Hunger Resource Packet of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is now available. The packet contains resources to help individuals, congregations and synods learn more about and participate in ending world hunger. "Our 'go and do likewise' theme...
Richard Graham Elected Bishop of ELCA Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Richard H. Graham, Hope Lutheran Church and Student Center, College Park, Md., was elected June 8 to a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Graham was elected on the fifth ballot for bishop,...
Ralph Jones re-elected bishop of ELCA Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
by Lauren A. Lamb*, ELCA News Service The Rev. Ralph E. Jones was re-elected June 7 to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Greenville, Pa., June 7-9. Jones, 52, was elected on the...
Harold Usgaard re-elected bishop of ELCA Southeastern Minnesota Synod
by Lauren A. Lamb, ELCA News Service* CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Harold L. Usgaard was re-elected June 8 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Rochester, June 7-9. Usgaard, 59, was elected...
Women of the ELCA works to meet Mission Investment Fund challenge
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is working to meet a 25-month challenge from the ELCA's Mission Investment Fund (MIF). The challenge began June 1, 2006. One year later, Women of the ELCA participants had opened 217 new MIF accounts with...
Wayne Miller Elected Bishop of ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Wayne N. Miller, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Aurora, Ill., was elected June 9 to serve a six- year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He was elected on the fifth ballot during the synod assembly...
B. Penrose Hoover Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. B. Penrose Hoover, Grace Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, Pa., was elected June 9 to a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He was elected on the fifth ballot during the synod assembly June 7-9...
