Camp Noah Serves Lutheran Children in Puerto Rico
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Camp Noah, a week-long day camp for children who were survivors of natural disasters, expanded its services to meet the needs of children affected by flooding earlier this spring in Puerto Rico . The June 24-30 camp was funded in part by the Church World Service, a...
ELCA Treasurer Announces He Will Not Seek a Third Term
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Richard L. McAuliffe, treasurer for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), announced he will not seek a third term when his present term expires later this year. McAuliffe, 66, has been serving as ELCA treasurer since 1992. The ELCA Department for Human Resources announced July 1...
Lutheran Mission Developers Train for Work in the United States
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Forty-three "mission developers" took part in a training conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Division for Outreach here June 21-25. "A mission developer is a clergy or lay person who provides a vision for a new congregation and gathers around him or herself a...
Wittenberg Runners Raise Attention to Martin Luther in Midwest Run
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Thirty-one runners from Wittenberg, Germany, are bringing attention to Martin Luther and his impact on today's society by participating in a 680-mile run June 24 to July 2 from Wittenberg, Wis., to Springfield, Ohio, a sister city to Wittenberg, Germany. Another reason for the run is Springfield's...
ELCA July 2001 Calendar
ELCA JULY 2001 4-11 Department for Ecumenical Affairs, Annual Institute, Institute for Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg, France 6 Department for Communication, Association of Lutheran Development Executives, Lutheran Center, Chicago 8-12 Department for Ecumenical Affairs, International Council of Christians and Jews, Montevideo, Uruguay 9 Division for Ministry, Wittenberg Center, Steering Committee, Lutheran...
ELCA Evangelism and Discipleship Leader Featured on Radio Show
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lori Claudio, associate director for Latino evangelism and discipleship for the Division for Congregational Ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will be the featured speaker four times this year on "The Protestant Hour," an ecumenical religious radio program heard across the nation. Claudio's sermons...
Lutherans Continue Aid after 'Deadly and Destructive Spring'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, continues recovery operations in Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin, after a tropical storm and tornadoes devastated the areas last winter and spring. "People in [these] areas face an enormous...
Lutheran Name Recognition Increases over Five Years, Study Shows
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Between 1996 and 2001, recognition of the Lutheran church name increased from 25 percent to 30 percent in a random sample of the U.S. population, according to results of a study commissioned by the Department for Communication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The Lutheran...
Lutherans Participate in Relief Efforts in Peru after Earthquake
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In response to the earthquake that struck Peru on June 23, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) contributed $20,000 to the church's International Disaster Response fund to support emergency assistance in the South American country. More than 70 people have died and more than...
Lutherans Participate in Recovery Efforts in Wisconsin
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, is taking part in recovery efforts in Siren, Wis., after a tornado struck the town June 18. "The tornado damaged or destroyed about 120 homes in this town of...
Lutherans Take Part in Relief Effort after Tropical Storm Allison
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), is taking part in recovery efforts in more than seven U.S. states, after floods resulting from Tropical Storm Allison struck an area from Texas to Florida June 9-10....
Global Mission Events Feature "Live God's Peace Together" Theme
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- "Live God's Peace Together" will be the theme when members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gather this year for Global Mission Events (GMEs). The events are annual opportunities for Lutherans to learn about the church's mission work in the world. GMEs are scheduled July...
Worship Services to Be Held Daily at 2001 Churchwide Assembly
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Services of Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at the churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Aug. 8-14, in Indianapolis. At the opening service, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 4:30 p.m., the Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop of the ELCA, will preside and the Rev....
Virginia Lutheran Church Wins ELCA Accessibility Award
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hampton, Va., has won the Annual Accessibility Award of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The award includes a $1,000 prize, a certificate and prominence on the Web site of the ELCA Division for Church in Society. The Rev. Lisa Thogmartin-Cleaver, director...
Lutheran Cyclists Spread Message Against the Death Penalty
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- From Bar Harbor, Maine, to Fort Myers, Fla., a father-son bicycle team is spreading a message against the death penalty in the United States this summer. James Colver and his father Robert are members of Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, San Jose, Calif., a congregation of...
Boerger Elected Bishop of ELCA Northwest Washington Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. William "Chris" Boerger was elected June 16 to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Boerger, 52, is pastor at Northlake Lutheran Church, Kenmore, Wash. The incumbent bishop, the Rev. Donald H. Maier, was...
Spring 2001 ELCA World Hunger Resources Packet Available
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Resources for a congregation's world hunger ministry are available from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) World Hunger Appeal. These resources were mailed in May to ELCA congregations in the Spring 2001 ELCA World Hunger Resources Packet. "It gives congregations resources to help members understand what...
Women of the ELCA Supports Domestic and International Ministries
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) awarded $120,700 in grants to projects that "help build healthy families and communities" around the world. Through its India Endowment Fund, Women of the ELCA also awarded $63,418 in grants to primary health care organizations, education and training...
McCoid Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Donald J. McCoid was re-elected June 14 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). McCoid, 57, has been serving as bishop of synod since the ELCA was formed in 1987. McCoid was re-elected...
ELCA Congregation Disciplined for Commissioning Members
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), placed Hosanna!* Lutheran Church, Lakeville, Minn., under public censure and admonition for willfully violating the ELCA constitution. The censure is effective Sept. 1, 2002. Hanson admonished Hosanna!...
