ELCA Features New Davey and Goliath Television Ads
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has made available two new "Davey and Goliath" 30-second television ads for cable and satellite outlets, congregations and synods of the church. The spots can be seen on the Internet at www.daveyandgoliath.org -- the official Davey and Goliath Web site...
ELCA Prepares 'Talking Points' on Christian-Jewish Relations
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- It seems that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has taken a major step in its relations with the Jewish community every four years, said the Rev. Franklin E. Sherman, associate for interfaith relations, ELCA Department for Ecumenical Affairs. The year 2002 will be no exception,...
Lutherans Respond When Disaster Strikes in the World
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) continues to sustain life and restore structures damaged or destroyed by natural and human-made disasters. Coordinated through the ELCA Division for Global Mission, International Disaster Response is providing funds for food, medicine, drinking water, emergency shelter and other materials for...
Lutherans Expend Millions of Dollars in Sept. 11 Response
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) and Domestic Disaster Response of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have expended more than $3.18 million to programs designed to support people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States last year. LDR is a ministry of the...
ELCA Lenoir-Rhyne College Names Interim President
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Dr. Norman D. Fintel has been named interim president of Lenoir-Rhyne College. Lenoir-Rhyne, Hickory, N.C., is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Fintel, a retired college president from Salem, Va., will serve until the board chooses a permanent replacement...
Lutheran Men to Gather in San Antonio July 26-28
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Four-time Grammy award winner Russ Taff will be one of the featured musicians July 26-28 at the "Blueprints for Living" Lutheran Men's Gathering in San Antonio. Lutheran Men in Mission, the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will sponsor the gathering at the...
Donges Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA South Carolina Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. David A. Donges was re-elected as bishop of the South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod's assembly May 31-June 2 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Donges, 61, has served as bishop of the synod since 1996. He was re-elected...
Bouman Re-Elected Lutheran Bishop of Metro New York
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Stephen P. Bouman was re-elected May 31 to a six-year term as bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He was re-elected at the synod assembly May 30-June 1 in Melville, N.Y. Bouman, 55, has served as...
Marie Jerge Elected Bishop of ELCA Upstate New York Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Marie C. Jerge was elected June 4 to a six-year term as bishop of the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was elected during the synod's assembly June 2-4 at the State University of New York, Oswego, N.Y.,...
Stumme-Diers Elected Lutheran Bishop of Greater Milwaukee
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Paul W. Stumme-Diers, All Saints Lutheran Church, Wales, Wis., was elected June 1 to a six-year term as bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He will succeed the Rev. Peter Rogness, who has served as the synod's...
Strobel Re-Elected ELCA Bishop of Northeastern Pennsylvania
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. David R. Strobel was re-elected bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) May 31. Strobel was elected at the synod's assembly May 30-June 1 at Split Rock Resort and Conference Center, Lake Harmony, Pa. Strobel, 56, was first...
Holloway Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Southern Ohio Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Callon W. Holloway Jr. was re-elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) June 1. Holloway was elected at the synod's assembly May 30-June 1 at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. Holloway, 49, was...
ELCA Global Mission Events in North Carolina, Minneapolis
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- "Dare to Live God's Promise" is the theme when members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gather this year for two Global Mission Events (GMEs), annual opportunities for Lutherans to learn about the church's mission work in the world. GMEs are scheduled July 18-21 at...
Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue Continues Drafting Document
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The 10th round of talks in the United States between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) continued with a meeting May 2-5 at St. Paul's College, Washington, D.C. Scholars from both Christian traditions are drafting a document on...
Lutheran Vespers Gears up for Wangerin Bike Journey
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The staff of Lutheran Vespers, the radio ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has announced details of a journey that will take the program's speaker on a bicycle trip through seven states beginning in August. The Rev. Walt Wangerin Jr.'s bike trip, "OutSpoken for...
Thousands of Lutheran Women Will Meet in Philadelphia July 8-14
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will meet for its Fifth Triennial Gathering July 8-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia. The gathering will bring together thousands of participants who will explore the theme "Listen, God is Calling" through worship, presentations, Bible studies, workshops,...
Bush Signs Clergy Housing Allowance Legislation
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- President George W. Bush signed into law the "Clergy Housing Allowance Act," which clarifies the portion of income clergy can deduct as housing. Bush signed the legislation at a May 20 ceremony at the White House. The legislation was sponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives by...
Summer 2002 MOSAIC Focuses on the Church and Weddings
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The summer 2002 edition of MOSAIC, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), focuses on the church and weddings in today's culture. The program, "Weddings as Worship: Helping Couples Understand," is available June 1. The program examines how the church's expectations for weddings...
Strandjord Named Acting Director, ELCA Division for Ministry
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Effective May 22, the Rev. Jonathan P. Strandjord will serve as acting director of the Division for Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Strandjord, 49, assumes the role in addition to his current duties as director for theological education. The Rev. Mark S. Hanson,...
Services Planned for Rev. Will Herzfeld, AELC Presiding Bishop
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Details of services for the Rev. Will L. Herzfeld, a former Lutheran presiding bishop, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and civil rights and community activist, have been announced. Herzfeld, 64, died at a local hospital May 9 of cerebral malaria, which he contracted...
