John Nunes Named President of Lutheran World Relief
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. John Arthur Nunes, 44, will become the fourth president of Lutheran World Relief (LWR) on July 1. LWR is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility....
ELCA Synod Bishops Join LIRS in Expressing Immigration Bill Concerns
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- Three synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) expressed concern over the May 17 Senate compromise on immigration reform legislation, according to a May 18 news release from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Baltimore. LIRS is a cooperative agency of the Evangelical Lutheran...
David Brauer-Rieke Elected Bishop of ELCA Oregon Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. David H. Brauer-Rieke, Atonement Lutheran Church, Newport, Ore., was elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Eugene, Ore. Brauer- Rieke, 51, was elected May 19 on the fifth...
ELCA Small Town, Rural Ministry Alliance to meet June 13-16
by John R. Brooks, ELCA News Service The annual meeting of the Small Town and Rural (STaR) Ministry Alliance of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is June 13-16 at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. STaR Ministry Alliance members share a commitment to proclaiming the gospel in small...
ELCA Presiding Bishop, Other Church Leaders Call for Compassionate Budget
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- As members of the U.S. House and Senate negotiated the federal budget for fiscal year 2008, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), along with leaders of four other Christian denominations, sent a letter May 10 to members of...
Michael Maxey Named President of ELCA's Roanoke College
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Michael C. Maxey will become the 11th president of Roanoke College, Salem, Va., on July 1. The college's board of trustees unanimously elected him May 9. Maxey has served 15 years as vice president for college relations and dean of admissions and financial aid. Roanoke is one...
ELCA presiding bishop to speak at June anti-hunger advocacy event
by Annie Lynsen, ELCA News Service The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will participate in an interfaith convocation and address Lutherans during the "Sowing Seeds: Growing a Movement" conference, June 9-12 in Washington, D.C. "It is clear that we have the...
ELCA Creates Global Sabbatical Awards to Foster Global Relationships
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In an effort to strengthen relationships among Lutheran churches and institutions, scholars and students around the world, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has created the Global Sabbatical Awards Program. Developed as a response to seminaries outside of the United States requesting faculty and administrators from...
Café addresses commercial sexual exploitation in May 2007 issue
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The award-winning e-zine of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Cafe, addresses commercial sexual exploitation in its May 2007 issue. Elizabeth Hunter, associate editor, The Lutheran, wrote the cover article, "Human retail: Commercial exploitation and the everyday." She said she worried...
Michigan Lutherans Help Collect Thousands of Pharmaceuticals
MARQUETTE, Mich. (ELCA) -- Lutherans in northern Michigan helped collect more than one ton of medicines and personal care products April 22 during the third annual Earth Keeper Clean Sweep. The pharmaceuticals had an estimated value of $500,000. The pharmaceuticals will be taken to an EPA-licensed incinerator near St. Louis....
Religion Communicators Council honors Lutheran communicators
by John R. Brooks, ELCA News Service The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) honored several Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) communicators April 26 at its annual DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards program held in Louisville, Ky. The awards recognize outstanding work in periodicals, public relations, writing, graphic design, art, photography, audio and...
ELCA issues progress report on European American Lutheran Association
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Multicultural Ministries issued a progress report on the formation of a European American Lutheran Association (EALA). In November 2006 the ELCA Church Council "affirmed the creation of a European American Association in the ELCA." Since that action ELCA...
Edward Benoway re-elected bishop of ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod
by John R. Brooks, ELCA News Service* The Rev. Edward R. Benoway was re-elected May 5 to a second six-year term as bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly May 3-5 in Orlando. Benoway, 59, was elected 252-250 on the...
Bruce Burnside Elected Bishop of ELCA South-Central Wisconsin Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Bruce Burnside, St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Monona, Wis., was elected to a six-year term as bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Madison, Wis. Burnside, 53, was elected May 5 on the...
Lutherans Assess Storm Damage in U.S. Great Plains
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Preliminary damage assessments are under way after severe storms struck the U.S. Great Plains May 5-6. At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were injured as storms spawned about 75 tornado touchdowns in Kansas and Oklahoma, according to Heather L. Feltman, executive director, Lutheran...
ELCA Publisher Finishes 2006 With Positive Operating Income
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), reported it finished 2006 with $20,000 in operating income, the first time in many years the publisher completed its financial year in the black. A key factor in the positive financial report was nearly...
Iowa Congregation to Deliver 1.6 Million Meals to People in Haiti
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (ELCA) -- This spring the Lutheran Church of Hope here challenged its members to provide a million meals to hungry people. When the "alleluias" of Easter arrived, this congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) exceeded all expectations: it collected nearly 1.6 million meals...
ELCA 'Connecting Event' for Large Congregations Set for June 18-21
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- "Let the River Flow" is a connecting event for pastors, ministry and program staff, and key leaders of large congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), said the Rev. Mark A. Grorud, ELCA director for relationships with large membership congregations. The gathering is set for...
Online registration is open for Lutheran Men in Mission 'summit'
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service "Building for the Future" is the men's ministry summit that Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM), the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has planned for Aug. 3-5 near Navy Pier in Chicago. Promotional materials challenge the notion that church is...
Associated Church Press honors Lutheran communicators
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The Associated Church Press (ACP) honored several communicators of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) April 24 at its annual "Best of the Christian Press" for 2006 awards program in Chicago. Founded in 1916, the ACP is the oldest religious press association in...
