Bloomquist Begins Lutheran World Federation Assignment
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Karen L. Bloomquist, director for studies in the Division for Church in Society of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), begins a one-year assignment on Aug. 1 as study secretary for church and society issues in the Department for Theology and Studies of the...
ELCA Women Affirm Stronger Families, Deal with Resolutions
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Delegates to the Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted a series of resolutions to uphold healthier families, support efforts to minimize spouse abuse and address various other issues. The convention met here July 8-11 at the America's Center....
ELCA Women Experience 'Convention Without Walls'
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- There were several opportunities for the 4,000 participants in the Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to explore the organization's new three-year theme, "Live God's Justice," in nearby congregations and communities through "Convention Without Walls" programs. The convention met...
ELCA Women Conclude Convention with Call to 'Sow Seeds'
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Spreading the gospel is like planting seeds -- some seeds take root, some don't -- and it takes time for rooted seeds to develop, just as it takes time for God's Word to take root in people, especially children, said the Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop...
ELCA Women Call for Attention to Deafness, Disabilities
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Through a series of resolutions, delegates of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Fourth Triennial Convention called on the church to be more attentive to people who are deaf or disabled. The convention met here July 8-11 at the America's Center. The organization's...
ELCA Women Adopt Anti-Racism Amendment, Resolutions
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Delegates of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) 1999 convention asked the organization to "claim an anti-racist identity." The convention adopted a series of resolutions related to its anti-racism effort -- a priority already determined by its executive board for the organization's work...
ELCA Women Are Similar, Different from Commission for Women
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the ELCA Commission for Women are similar, yet have unique roles in the larger church, said Joanne Chadwick, executive director for the Commission for Women, greeting participants at the Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the ELCA....
ELCA Women Hear the State of the ELCA
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Dr. Addie J. Butler, vice president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), highlighted seven churchwide activities in her speech at the Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the ELCA. The convention met here July 8-11 at the America's Center. The organization's three-year theme, "Live God's...
ELCA Women must Gather, Grow and Go, Says Executive Director
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- "We are women who gather and grow and go out to proclaim God's peace and live God's justice," Catherine I. H. Braasch, executive director of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) told 4,000 participants at the Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the...
ELCA Women Hear Plea to Stop Sex Industry
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) "This is what's happening in America, you can't get away from it," Heidi Somerset told participants at the Fourth Triennial Convention of the Women of the ELCA. In her workshop titled "It's NOT Pretty Woman," Somerset discussed the realities of prostitution, how it damages women and ways...
ELCA Women Attend Wide Range of Workshops
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Participants at the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) convention had opportunities to attend more than 180 workshops on a variety of topics. The Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the ELCA is meeting here July 8-11 at the America's Center. The organization's...
ELCA Women Receive Greetings from International Guests
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) "With your commitment toward acting out your faith, you have infused in people like me a load of strength and hope and a renewed commitment," said Priscilla Singh, secretary for women in church and society, Lutheran World Federation, Geneva Switzerland. She addressed 4,000 participants of Women of...
ELCA Women Elect Executive Board
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) elected 17 women July 10 to serve three-year terms on its executive board. Executive board members and four officers work to carry out the ministries determined by triennial conventions of the organization. The Fourth Triennial Convention of Women...
ELCA Women Adopt Budget in Attempt to 'Live God's Justice'
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Delegates of the Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) approved a $4,722,743 budget for the organization's fiscal year 2000. The Women of the ELCA's convention is meeting here July 8-11 at the America's Center. The organization's three-year theme, "Live...
ELCA Women Kept the Faith, Says Francis Hesselbein
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- "Ten years from now when they write your history, may they write of you, the women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, that the future called and they responded. They kept the faith," Francis Hesselbein, chair of the board of governors for the Peter F....
ELCA Women Receive Greeting from ELCA Women of Color
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- The Fourth Triennial Convention of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) received a special greeting from those who attended the Women of Color Gathering held here July 5-7 at the Marriott Pavilion Downtown. The greeting was delivered by Inez Torres Davis, director of...
ELCA Women Are Children of God, Says Youth Representative
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- "We are all children of a just and loving father," Mary Elizabeth Pfeiffer, 20, told 4,000 participants of the Fourth Triennial Convention of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Pfeiffer, a board member of the ELCA Lutheran Youth Organization, brought greetings on...
ELCA Women Address Health, Racism, Ecumenism, Spiritual Growth
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- Delegates of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) dealt with resolutions received from six of the church's 64 synod women's organizations. Topics included women's health issues, anti-racism training, closer relations with women's organizations of other Christian denominations and spiritual growth. The Fourth Triennial...
ELCA Women Support Decade on Nonviolence
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- The executive board for Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) introduced a resolution on nonviolence and children which its Fourth Triennial Convention adopted. The women's organization joins its efforts in the ELCA with an international appeal of 20 Nobel Peace Prize laureates. The...
ELCA Women Endorse 'Positive Environment' for Children
ST. LOUIS (ELCA) -- The executive board for Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) introduced several resolutions which the organization's Fourth Triennial Convention adopted. Topics included compensation of child-care professionals and the Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women. The Women of the ELCA convention is...
