ELCA Bishops Adopt Resolutions on "Called to Common Mission"
ELCA BISHOPS ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ON "CALLED TO COMMON MISSION" 99-10-061-JB =20 TUCSON, Ariz. (ELCA) In response to concerns about a full communion proposal between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Episcopal Church, ELCA bishops meeting here March 5-9 adopted two resolutions, including one that defines the office...
New Vice President Joins ELCA Board of Pensions
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- The Rev. Ronald T. Glusenkamp joined the Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) as vice president of Customer Outreach, effective March 1. As vice president, Glusenkamp will oversee efforts that build and strengthen customer relationships, including the Board's communication, education, marketing and...
ELCA Youth Organization Connects With Young People In The Pew
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The board for the Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) discussed leadership development as it "affects work with and by youth and the adults who journey with them" when it met here Feb. 26-28. Joining them in this discussion were members...
ELCA Members Talk Together About Difficult Issues
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) plan to talk together about difficult issues. Elements of good faith-based conversations on controversial matters in today's society will be featured in a new resource to be published by the ELCA Division for Church in Society (DCS) in...
ELCA Stewardship Is At 'The Heart Of The Church'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The purpose of stewardship in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is "to serve the will of God." That vision is expressed in "Stewardship at the Heart of the Church," a new plan developed by the stewardship and mission giving team of the ELCA. The board...
ELCA World Hunger Appeal Celebrates 25th Anniversary
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- For 25 years members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and its predecessor church bodies have saved lives and helped communities in need achieve sustainable development with funds from its World Hunger Appeal. This year congregations of the ELCA will be invited to celebrate the...
First Asian Lutheran Conference Held in Hong Kong
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The first Asian Lutheran International Conference brought 80 participants and 10 stewards (local arrangements people) from 22 countries Jan. 22-26 to the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong. Participants explored and reflected on the theme "Asian Lutheranism: Which Way?" through a series of presentations, responses and discussions....
Women Give Gift for ELCA Ministries
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gave a $816,763 gift to the ELCA for its ministries around the world. The women's organization of the ELCA has given more than $11 million to ELCA-related ministries in the last 11 years. "Whenever the executive board of...
ELCA Church Building Destroyed by Fire
ELCA CHURCH BUILDING DESTROYED BY FIRE 99 08-48 JB CHICAGO (ELCA) Members of Salem-Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Long Lake, S.D., are holding services in a dining hall at a local cafe following an Ash Wednesday fire that destroyed the congregation's building, including its sanctuary and educational wing. The cause of the...
Thomsen Named 9th President of Concordia College
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Thomas W. Thomsen, 45, Des Moines, Iowa, will become the ninth president of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., July 1, 1999. He succeeds Paul J. Dovre, 64, who retires June 30 after serving 24 years as president. Concordia is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran...
New Website, Identity Project Ads Introduced by ELCA in March
CHICAGO (ELCA) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) initiated new efforts March 1 to welcome people outside the church who are seeking information on issues related to religion and faith. Efforts involve the introduction of a new site on the World Wide Web, www.sharingfaith.org, and a series of print...
Goals of the past Ecumenical Decade Continue in the ELCA
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The "Ecumenical Decade" is over but not forgotten in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA Commission for Women resolved the church will "continue to affirm the goals and purpose of the 'Ecumenical Decade: Churches in Solidarity with Women'" which the World Council of Churches...
ELCA Joins International Effort to Acknowledge Landmine Treaty
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- An international treaty to destroy land mines in stockpiles and dismantle mines already in the ground will officially take effect March 1. Churches from around the world, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will ring bells to celebrate the outlaw of land mines and to...
Fire Destroys Lutheran Agency Offices in New York
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Fire destroyed the administrative offices of Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York (LSS-MNY) the evening of Feb. 18. The social ministry organization is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and recognized by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). "We thank God that no one...
ELCA Convenes Summit on Youth and Young Adults
ATLANTA (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), who are committed to supporting and nurturing the Christian faith lives of children and young adults, gathered for the third annual "ELCA Summit on Youth" here Feb. 5-8. The summit brought together 770 young people, professional youth workers,...
Jody Williams Is Focus of Lutheran Peace Prize Forum
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Ordinary people working together can accomplish extraordinary things, according to Jody Williams, Putney, Vt., a 1997 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. With one effort, 1,380 countries working in a coordinated effort brought about an international treaty to ban land mines, which will take effect March 1,...
Jody Williams Is Focus of Lutheran Peace Prize Forum
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Ordinary people working together can accomplish extraordinary things, according to Jody Williams, Putney, Vt., a 1997 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. With one effort, 1,380 countries working in a coordinated effort brought about an international treaty to ban land mines, which will take effect March 1,...
ELCA Convenes Summit on Youth and Young Adults
ATLANTA (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), who are committed to supporting and nurturing the Christian faith lives of children and young adults, gathered for the third annual "ELCA Summit on Youth" here Feb. 5-8. The summit brought together 770 young people, professional youth workers,...
ELCA Joins International Effort to Acknowledge Landmine Treaty
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- An international treaty to destroy land mines in stockpiles and dismantle mines already in the ground will officially take effect March 1. Churches from around the world, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will ring bells to celebrate the outlaw of land mines and to...
ELCA Bishop's Statement on Jasper, Tex. Verdict
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- "The Texas jury that rendered a guilty verdict against the white supremacist who so horribly murdered James Byrd Jr. has fulfilled its obligation to stand for justice. My prayers and those of many others in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are with the families involved...
