Michael Maxey Named President of ELCA's Roanoke College
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Michael C. Maxey will become the 11th president of Roanoke College, Salem, Va., on July 1. The college's board of trustees unanimously elected him May 9. Maxey has served 15 years as vice president for college relations and dean of admissions and financial aid. Roanoke is one...
ELCA presiding bishop to speak at June anti-hunger advocacy event
by Annie Lynsen, ELCA News Service The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will participate in an interfaith convocation and address Lutherans during the "Sowing Seeds: Growing a Movement" conference, June 9-12 in Washington, D.C. "It is clear that we have the...
ELCA Creates Global Sabbatical Awards to Foster Global Relationships
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In an effort to strengthen relationships among Lutheran churches and institutions, scholars and students around the world, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has created the Global Sabbatical Awards Program. Developed as a response to seminaries outside of the United States requesting faculty and administrators from...
Café addresses commercial sexual exploitation in May 2007 issue
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The award-winning e-zine of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Cafe, addresses commercial sexual exploitation in its May 2007 issue. Elizabeth Hunter, associate editor, The Lutheran, wrote the cover article, "Human retail: Commercial exploitation and the everyday." She said she worried...
Michigan Lutherans Help Collect Thousands of Pharmaceuticals
MARQUETTE, Mich. (ELCA) -- Lutherans in northern Michigan helped collect more than one ton of medicines and personal care products April 22 during the third annual Earth Keeper Clean Sweep. The pharmaceuticals had an estimated value of $500,000. The pharmaceuticals will be taken to an EPA-licensed incinerator near St. Louis....
Religion Communicators Council honors Lutheran communicators
by John R. Brooks, ELCA News Service The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) honored several Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) communicators April 26 at its annual DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards program held in Louisville, Ky. The awards recognize outstanding work in periodicals, public relations, writing, graphic design, art, photography, audio and...
ELCA issues progress report on European American Lutheran Association
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Multicultural Ministries issued a progress report on the formation of a European American Lutheran Association (EALA). In November 2006 the ELCA Church Council "affirmed the creation of a European American Association in the ELCA." Since that action ELCA...
Edward Benoway re-elected bishop of ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod
by John R. Brooks, ELCA News Service* The Rev. Edward R. Benoway was re-elected May 5 to a second six-year term as bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly May 3-5 in Orlando. Benoway, 59, was elected 252-250 on the...
Bruce Burnside Elected Bishop of ELCA South-Central Wisconsin Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Bruce Burnside, St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Monona, Wis., was elected to a six-year term as bishop of the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Madison, Wis. Burnside, 53, was elected May 5 on the...
Lutherans Assess Storm Damage in U.S. Great Plains
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Preliminary damage assessments are under way after severe storms struck the U.S. Great Plains May 5-6. At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were injured as storms spawned about 75 tornado touchdowns in Kansas and Oklahoma, according to Heather L. Feltman, executive director, Lutheran...
ELCA Publisher Finishes 2006 With Positive Operating Income
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), reported it finished 2006 with $20,000 in operating income, the first time in many years the publisher completed its financial year in the black. A key factor in the positive financial report was nearly...
Iowa Congregation to Deliver 1.6 Million Meals to People in Haiti
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (ELCA) -- This spring the Lutheran Church of Hope here challenged its members to provide a million meals to hungry people. When the "alleluias" of Easter arrived, this congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) exceeded all expectations: it collected nearly 1.6 million meals...
ELCA 'Connecting Event' for Large Congregations Set for June 18-21
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- "Let the River Flow" is a connecting event for pastors, ministry and program staff, and key leaders of large congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), said the Rev. Mark A. Grorud, ELCA director for relationships with large membership congregations. The gathering is set for...
Online registration is open for Lutheran Men in Mission 'summit'
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service "Building for the Future" is the men's ministry summit that Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM), the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has planned for Aug. 3-5 near Navy Pier in Chicago. Promotional materials challenge the notion that church is...
Associated Church Press honors Lutheran communicators
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The Associated Church Press (ACP) honored several communicators of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) April 24 at its annual "Best of the Christian Press" for 2006 awards program in Chicago. Founded in 1916, the ACP is the oldest religious press association in...
ELCA Council Sees World Hunger Milestone, Seeks $25 Million in Annual Gifts
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) noted that contributions to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal in 2006 surpassed more than $20 million. It recommended a resolution to the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly that the church celebrate the milestone, and it invited "renewed...
Lutheran Bishop of Canada Greets ELCA Church Council
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- During an April 15 greeting to the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) the Rev. Raymond L. Schultz, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), shared news about his retirement and offered highlights on the upcoming ELCIC biennial convention. The...
ELCA Council Recommends Church Commitment to Address HIV and AIDS
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) recommended that the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopt a resolution that commits the church to a "deeper engagement" in addressing the AIDS pandemic through development of a churchwide strategy for action in the coming decade. The...
ELCA partners with Jolie, Global Action for Children
by Annie Lynsen, ELCA News Service Actress Angelina Jolie appeared at a news conference April 26 in Washington, D.C., to announce the launch of Global Action for Children (GAC), a coalition advocating for orphans and vulnerable children around the world. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a member of...
ELCA, LWR Join Other Faith Groups in Advocacy on the Farm Bill
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Lutheran World Relief, Baltimore, are joining more than a dozen other denominations and faith-based organizations in supporting broad reforms of the U.S. Farm Bill in 2007, aimed at reducing hunger and poverty while promoting the livelihood of farmers and...
