Lutherans Conclude Recovery Efforts in Eastern North Carolina
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response will conclude its recovery work this summer in eastern North Carolina, more than one year after Hurricane Floyd struck the state. Lutheran Disaster Response is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Hurricane Floyd killed 52 people...
ELCA Synod to Censure Congregation in Saint Paul, Minnesota
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- On Sept. 1, the Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will place St. Paul- Reformation Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn., under "public censure and admonition for willfully violating the ELCA Constitution," unless the church changes its standards for ordination before that...
ELCA Publisher Announces "Graceways" Christian Studies Curriculum
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Augsburg Fortress, the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), announced the availability of a new Christian studies curriculum designed for the classroom, that involves structure and guidance for Christian studies. This new curriculum, "Graceways: Christian Studies Curriculum," first published by Open Book Publishers...
LB Foundation Gives Significant Grant to New Leadership Program
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Grants totaling $307,230 were recently awarded by the Lutheran Brotherhood Foundation board of trustees to the Council of College and University Presidents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The funds are designated for two new leadership development programs aimed at identifying, recruiting and training potential...
Jones Elected Bishop of ELCA Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Ralph E. Jones was elected June 8 to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Jones, 46, is pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Corry, Pa. Jones was elected on the fourth ballot for...
Schneider Re-Elected Lutheran Bishop of Washington, D.C.
SCHNEIDER RE-ELECTED LUTHERAN BISHOP OF WASHINGTON, D.C. 01-159-MM*/ KK* CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Theodore F. Schneider was re-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) at the synod assembly at the Eisenhower Inn, Gettysburg...
Main Re-Elected Lutheran Bishop of Upper Susquehanna Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. A. Donald Main was re-elected bishop of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) June 8 when the synod met in assembly at Weber Chapel, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa. He received 241 of 296 votes cast on the first ballot...
Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod
HENDRIX ELECTED BISHOP OF ELCA LOWER SUSQUEHANNA SYNOD 01-153-MM*/ BM* CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Carol S. Hendrix, 60, was elected June 9 to a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) during the synod's assembly at Gettysburg College, Gettysburg...
Usgaard Elected Bishop of ELCA Southeastern Minnesota Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Harold L. Usgaard was elected June 9 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) June 9. Usgaard, 53, currently serves as senior pastor at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Austin, Minn. Usgaard was elected...
Wangberg Elected Lutheran Bishop of Northwestern Minnesota
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Rolf P. Wangberg, interim pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Ada, Minn., was elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) June 10 when the synod met in assembly at Trinity Lutheran Church and Concordia...
Hofstad Elected Lutheran Bishop of Southwestern Washington
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Robert D. Hofstad was elected to a six- year term as bishop of the Southwestern Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) June 9 when the synod met in assembly at the Sheraton Convention Center, Tacoma, Wash. He has served as assistant...
Mansholt Elected Bishop of ELCA Central States Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Gerald L. Mansholt was elected June 9 to a six-year term as bishop of the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Mansholt, 52, is pastor at Reformation Lutheran Church, Wichita, Kan. Mansholt was elected on the fifth ballot for bishop...
Martinez Elected Bishop of the ELCA Caribbean Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Margarita Martinez was elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Caribbean Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) June 7. Martinez, 53, was elected at the synod's assembly at El Centro de Convenciones de los Naborias, Dorado, Puerto Rico. Martinez, currently...
Blom Re-Elected Bishop of the ELCA Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul J. Blom was re-elected June 7 to a six-year term as bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in New Orleans. Blom, 60, has been serving as bishop of the synod since 1991....
Lutherans Address Variety of Issues in Early Synod Assemblies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Twenty-one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) completed their annual assemblies between April 20 and May 31. Voting members addressed a variety of churchwide issues, including implementation of a full- communion agreement of the ELCA and the Episcopal Church, evangelism and...
ELCA Distributes 2001 'In the City for Good' Grants
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has awarded $436,465 in grants to new urban ministry initiatives illustrating a potential for transforming lives, congregations and communities in U.S. cities. An "In the City for Good" fund team selected 35 projects from 66 proposals it received in the...
Church Leaders Meet with Secretary of State on Middle East
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A group of United States church leaders delivered a letter June 7 to Secretary of State Colin Powell at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., addressing the violence in the Middle East. "There is no higher priority for peacemaking in the world today than that between...
Neils Elected Bishop of ELCA Grand Canyon Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Michael J. Neils, 51, was elected June 2 to a six-year term as bishop of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) during the synod's assembly May 31-June 2. Neils is senior pastor at All Saints Lutheran Church, Phoenix. Neils...
Landahl Elected Bishop of ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul R. Landahl, 63, was elected June 1 to a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Landahl, associate to the bishop, ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod, will succeed the Rev. Kenneth R. Olsen. Olsen announced...
Berg Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Robert D. Berg was re-elected May 31 to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Eau Claire, Wis. Berg, 53, has been serving as bishop of the synod...
