ELCA Women Unveil Triennial Theme, 'Live God's Justice'
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Within a setting of worship and reflection, members of the executive staff of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), presented programs and resources on the organization's theme for the next three years. The theme "Live God's Justice" -- based on the Bible verse...
ELCA Women Are like a Kaleidoscope, Says President Bernahl
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Sharroll Bernahl, Fort Morgan, Colo., president of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), compared the church's women's organization to a kaleidoscope, in her final report as president. The Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the ELCA is meeting July 8-11 here at the...
ELCA Women Elect New President
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Linda M. Chinnia, a member of Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, Baltimore, was elected to a three-year term as president of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) July 8 by delegates attending the organization's convention here. The Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the...
ELCA Women of Color Gathering Ends with Worship (Corrected margins)
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- The 1999 Women of Color Gathering of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) came to a close with worship here July 7 at the Marriott Pavilion Downtown. About 400 African American, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Latina, Middle Eastern and Arab,...
ELCA Women of Color Gathering Ends with Worship
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- The 1999 Women of Color Gathering of the = Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) came to a close with worship = here July 7 at the Marriott Pavilion Downtown. About 400 African American, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian = and Pacific Islanders, Latina, Middle...
ELCA Women Open Convention with Worship, Justice Theme
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Christians cannot proclaim God's peace if they fail to seek justice for all people and live "God's justice," said Mercy Oduyoye, a Ghanian theologian who delivered the sermon at the opening worship at the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) convention. The Fourth...
ELCA Women of Color Gather "For Such a Time as This"
ELCA WOMEN OF COLOR GATHER "FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- More than 400 African American, American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Latina, Middle Eastern and = Arab, and European American women gathered for the 1999 Women of Color Gathering of = the...
ELCA Bishop Will Sign Lutheran-Roman Catholic "Joint Declaration"
BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic (ELCA) -- The Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and a vice president for Lutheran World Federation (LWF), will be one of the signers of the "Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification" on behalf of LWF said Bishop...
John Houck, Sr., Former Lutheran Council and ALC Leader, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) The Rev. John R. Houck, Sr., 76, a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and longtime leader in the Lutheran church, died June 28 in Chautauqua, N.Y. He once served as general secretary of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. and was executive director...
ELCA Helps Rebuild Central America after Hurricane Mitch
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) sent $62,000 to Iglesia Luterana Fe y Esperanza de Nicaragua (Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope in Nicaragua) and $20,000 to Iglesia Luterana Costarricense (Lutheran Church in Costa Rica) June 16 for humanitarian assistance and the construction of homes, schools...
Asian Lutherans Gather to Build Skills and Strengthen Ministries
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- "What this faded world needs is truth, which is anchored in eternity," said the Rev. Tak Ho Lam, president of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong and vice president of the Lutheran Church in Hong Kong. "Churches have proclaimed this message for thousands of years; it...
ELCA Identity Project Gains Momentum
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Identity Project, an effort to raise awareness of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is growing as grass roots support increases. This multimedia project uses television, radio, print, web and outdoor advertising to reach those without a church home, said Kristi Bangert, Identity Project manager...
Lutheran Disaster Response Remains for the Long Haul
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Though a disaster may have disappeared from the headlines, Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) remains. "When the church gets involved in a disaster response, we stay long after the others have pulled out," said the Rev. Gilbert B. Furst, LDR director. LDR is a ministry of the ELCA...
ELCA Hunger Leaders Consider Fund Goals, Food Bank Issues
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- About 150 local leaders involved in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) World Hunger Program met at North Park University here June 24-27. They discussed creative ways to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the World Hunger Appeal, the program's fund-raising arm, and considered a challenge to...
Jubilee 2000/USA, Relief Efforts Are Topics at Hunger Conference
CHICAGO (ELCA) A worldwide movement to cancel huge international debts held by impoverished countries is supported by many organizations and churches, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Advocates called on local ELCA hunger program coordinators to spread the news of the movement and work for approval of federal...
ELCA Members Provide $1 Million for Kosovo Relief
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have contributed about $1.5 million to provide emergency assistance for Kosovar refugees. "We are just delighted that our people have responded so generously," said Lita Brusick Johnson, director for the ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeals. "Gifts from...
ELCA Wittenberg Center Opens in Germany
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The new Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Wittenberg Center opened its doors this spring in Wittenberg, Germany. As a three-year pilot project, the center offers a place for study, tour and dialogue for congregational members, seminarians and college students. Wittenberg was home to 16th century German...
ELCA Helps Sponsor Religious Communication Congress
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- More than 1,500 religion communicators from around the world will gather March 29-April 1, 2000, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown for the Religious Communication Congress (RCC) 2000. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), along with more than 80 cooperating organizations, will sponsor the congress. Held once...
Representatives of ELCA and LCMS Meet for Talks
A 20-member panel of participants from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) met for the first in a series of three two-day discussion sessions on topics of mutual concern to the two church bodies. The first discussion session was held June 14-15 at...
Lutheran Brotherhood Awards Grants to 16 ELCA Ministries
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Sixteen ministry projects of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will share $383,500 in grants awarded by Lutheran Brotherhood as part of its 1999 ELCA Churchwide Block Grants Program. In addition, $16,500, also provided by Lutheran Brotherhood, will be allocated to ministry projects to be determined...
