Treptow, Former Director of ALC Board of Pensions, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Henry F. Treptow, 74, former executive director of the American Lutheran Church (ALC) Board of Pensions and retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died June 13 in Kerrville, Texas. Before he was executive director of the Board of Pensions, Treptow was...
Lutherans Organize Recovery Work in Minnesota
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), is organizing recovery work in Roseau and Warroad, cities in northern Minnesota, after five to 12 inches of rainfall produced flooding there and in surrounding areas June...
Lutheran-Episcopal Committee Learns of Exception Request
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A candidate for ordination has formally requested an exception to ordination procedures of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), members of the Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee (LECC) and staff members from the ELCA and Episcopal Church ecumenical offices were told when the committee met June 3-5 at...
Hougen Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Southeastern Iowa Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Philip L. Hougen was re-elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Hougen was elected at the synod's assembly June 14-16 at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa. Hougen, 59, was first elected bishop of...
ELCA Unveils Online Congregational Study of Economic Life
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In 1999, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted a social statement on economic life. To help congregations examine the statement and the issues it raised, the ELCA Division for Church in Society has created a Web-based study guide, "Receive with Thanksgiving!" at http://www.elca.org/dcs/receivewiththanksgiving.html "A social...
Christians Being Recruited for Peacekeeping in Middle East
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is recruiting Christians from all over the world for peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East. The World Council of Churches (WCC) sponsors EAPPI, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a member of the WCC. The...
Lutherans Return Home after Meeting with Arafat, Peres
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A Lutheran World Federation (LWF) delegation was in Palestine and Israel meeting with prominent leaders and visiting Lutheran schools June 7-10. The delegation included members of the LWF executive committee, LWF staff, and representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan (and Palestine) (ELCJ). The LWF is...
Lutherans Discuss Their 'Faith and the Practice of Law'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Martin Luther, the 16th century German monk whose teachings gave rise to the Protestant Reformation, stressed the importance of Christian vocation -- the expression of faith in one's daily activities. About 50 members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) working in the legal professions met...
ELCA Awards Study Grants to ELCA College Faculty, Staff
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Division for Higher Education and Schools (DHES) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) announced it has awarded grants totaling $42,725 to 36 faculty and staff representing most of the 28 ELCA colleges and universities. The DHES study grants support continuing education efforts of ELCA...
ELCA Features New Davey and Goliath Television Ads
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has made available two new "Davey and Goliath" 30-second television ads for cable and satellite outlets, congregations and synods of the church. The spots can be seen on the Internet at www.daveyandgoliath.org -- the official Davey and Goliath Web site...
ELCA Prepares 'Talking Points' on Christian-Jewish Relations
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- It seems that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has taken a major step in its relations with the Jewish community every four years, said the Rev. Franklin E. Sherman, associate for interfaith relations, ELCA Department for Ecumenical Affairs. The year 2002 will be no exception,...
Lutherans Respond When Disaster Strikes in the World
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) continues to sustain life and restore structures damaged or destroyed by natural and human-made disasters. Coordinated through the ELCA Division for Global Mission, International Disaster Response is providing funds for food, medicine, drinking water, emergency shelter and other materials for...
Lutherans Expend Millions of Dollars in Sept. 11 Response
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) and Domestic Disaster Response of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have expended more than $3.18 million to programs designed to support people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States last year. LDR is a ministry of the...
ELCA Lenoir-Rhyne College Names Interim President
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Dr. Norman D. Fintel has been named interim president of Lenoir-Rhyne College. Lenoir-Rhyne, Hickory, N.C., is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Fintel, a retired college president from Salem, Va., will serve until the board chooses a permanent replacement...
Lutheran Men to Gather in San Antonio July 26-28
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Four-time Grammy award winner Russ Taff will be one of the featured musicians July 26-28 at the "Blueprints for Living" Lutheran Men's Gathering in San Antonio. Lutheran Men in Mission, the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will sponsor the gathering at the...
Donges Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA South Carolina Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. David A. Donges was re-elected as bishop of the South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod's assembly May 31-June 2 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Donges, 61, has served as bishop of the synod since 1996. He was re-elected...
Bouman Re-Elected Lutheran Bishop of Metro New York
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Stephen P. Bouman was re-elected May 31 to a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He was re-elected at the synod assembly May 30-June 1 in Melville, N.Y. Bouman, 55, has served as...
Marie Jerge Elected Bishop of ELCA Upstate New York Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Marie C. Jerge was elected June 4 to a six-year term as bishop of the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was elected during the synod's assembly June 2-4 at the State University of New York, Oswego, N.Y.,...
Stumme-Diers Elected Lutheran Bishop of Greater Milwaukee
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul W. Stumme-Diers, All Saints Lutheran Church, Wales, Wis., was elected June 1 to a six-year term as bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He will succeed the Rev. Peter Rogness, who has served as the synod's...
Strobel Re-Elected ELCA Bishop of Northeastern Pennsylvania
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. David R. Strobel was re-elected bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) May 31. Strobel was elected at the synod's assembly May 30-June 1 at Split Rock Resort and Conference Center, Lake Harmony, Pa. Strobel, 56, was first...
