Lutheran Congregations Committed to Be Accessible
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran congregations across the United States and Caribbean are being recognized for their commitment to provide places of worship that are welcoming to people with all types of disabilities. The National Organization on Disability (NOD) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are honoring these congregations...
ELCA Offers Study Document on Health, Health Care
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is preparing to develop a social statement on health and health care in the United States. A task force has issued a study document, "Our Ministry of Healing: Health and Health Care Today," to solicit recommendations from ELCA congregations for...
Lutheran Ecumenism at Center of Workshop on Christian Unity
SAN DIEGO (ELCA) -- Fifty of about 300 participants at the National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) here April 30-May 3 were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). A list of ecumenical dialogues and agreements put the ELCA at the center of many of the workshop's seminars,...
ELCA June 2001 Calendar
ELCA JUNE 2001 3 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Commencement, St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Chicago 4-5 Department for Ecumenical Affairs, Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee, Chase Suite Hotel, Salt Lake City 9 Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Commencement, Mees Hall, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio 10 Lutheran World Federation, Executive Committee, Ecumenical Center,...
Riley Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA New Jersey Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. E. Roy Riley, Jr., was re-elected to a six-year term as bishop of the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly May 10-12 at East Brunswick, N.J. Riley, 53, has served as bishop of the synod since...
ELCA Vision for Mission Helps Change Lives Around the World
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The 5.15 million members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) give top priority to helping change lives for the better in the United States and around the world. One way individuals and congregations make that happen is by supporting Vision for Mission, an annual offering...
Latino Lutherans Develop an Innovative Approach to Stewardship
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Spanish-speaking Lutherans across the United States and Puerto Rico are celebrating their God-given gifts and talents, as well as their ability to build and enhance ministries for congregations through "Festival de los Regalos" (A Festival of Gifts). A weekend "festival" that now serves as the primary stewardship...
Lutheran Ecumenical Representatives Issue Statement of Concern
SAN DIEGO (ELCA) -- The Lutheran Ecumenical Representatives Network (LERN) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) sent a "Statement of Concern" to its membership and staff and to its counterpart organization in the Episcopal Church. LERN outlined problems it has with a proposed bylaw of the ELCA Constitution...
ELCA Organizes its Efforts for Middle East Peace
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Staff from several Christian churches and organizations came here April 25 to help the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) coordinate its efforts to promote peace in the Middle East. The ELCA's "Mini-Summit on Palestine" involved about 65 participants in planning ways to support nonviolent Israeli and...
Education, Research Project to Benefit Young Lutheran Leaders
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lilly Endowment Inc., Indianapolis, awarded a $750,000 grant to the Division for Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), to enhance lifelong learning for young lay and ordained ministers in the church. The project to be implemented over a five-year period, will also include a...
Benoway Elected Bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Edward R. Benoway, 53, was elected bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) May 5. Benoway currently serves as assistant to the bishop in the synod, and is based in Lutz, Fla. Benoway, who was elected at the synod...
Swanson Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Oregon Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul R. Swanson was re-elected bishop of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which met in assembly in Portland, Ore. Swanson, 57, has been serving as bishop of the synod since 1988. Swanson was re-elected to a six-year term May 4...
Dr. Paul Formo Named President of ELCA's Bethany College
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The board of directors at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan., appointed Dr. Paul K. Formo as the school's 12th president effective July 1. Formo is presently provost and dean at Dana College, Blair, Neb. Bethany College and Dana College are both higher education institutions of the Evangelical Lutheran...
ELCA Division Awards Study Grants to 27 Faculty, Staff
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Twenty-seven faculty and staff from 15 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were awarded grants of up to $1,200 each for continuing education during 2001. The grants were awarded through the Administrative Study Grants program of the ELCA Division for Higher Education...
Lutherans Assess Damage and Provide Aid in Kansas
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Staff of Lutheran Disaster Response, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), is assessing damage left behind by a tornado in Hoisington, Kan., April 21. One person was killed and 28 were injured. "Preliminary assessment indicates that 182...
Capital University Names Paul Dovre as Interim President
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ELCA) -- Capital University has selected Dr. Paul J. Dovre, retired president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., to serve as interim president, said Robert J. Weiler, chair of Capital University's board of trustees. Capital University and Concordia College are higher education institutions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in...
U.S. Navy Pilot Says Prayer Important for Crew Detained in China
NORFOLK, Neb. (ELCA) -- Prayer was an important part of each day when a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane crew was detained in the people's Republic of China, said Commander Shane Osborn, a Lutheran who piloted the U.S. military plane. "We all prayed as a group prior to each meal," Osborn...
Women of the ELCA Executive Director to Step Down in 2002
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Catherine (Cathi) I.H. Braasch, executive director for Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), announced she will step down from her current position on Aug. 31, 2002. Braasch announced her plans in a March 29 letter to the leaders of the church's 64 synodical women's...
ELCA Communicators Honored with Religion Communication Awards
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Communicators and publications of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were honored April 26 by the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) during its annual meeting here. The RCC, a professional communication organization, presented nine of its DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards for materials produced in 2000 by ELCA communicators....
Associated Church Press Honors Lutheran Publications
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Communicators and publications associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were recognized by the Associated Church Press (ACP), which presents awards for excellence in editing, writing, photography, graphic design and electronic publishing. The ACP, an 85-year-old professional association, represents some 175 religious publications with a...
