Lutheran Disaster Response Issues Statement on Midwest Flooding
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) has issued a June 13 statement regarding recent and current flooding in several Midwest states -- Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin. LDR is a collaborative ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Here...
ELCA Northeastern Iowa Synod postpones its assembly due to flooding
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Northeastern Iowa Synod has postponed its synod assembly due to flooding along area rivers. The assembly was to be held June 13-15 at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa. The announcement to the synod's clergy and other voting members...
ELCA Small Town, Rural Ministry Alliance to hold annual meeting July 16-19
by Luke Tatge*, ELCA News Service The Small Town and Rural (STaR) Ministry Alliance of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will hold its annual gathering July 16-19 at Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Neb. "The annual gathering provides a place where participants hear, witness and learn about concrete models...
ELCA Presiding Bishop, Other Religious Leaders, Meet with Obama
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) was among more than 30 national Christian leaders who met here June 10 with U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Hanson was invited by Obama's staff to...
Jonathan Beyer to Become ELCA Executive for Information Technology July 1
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Christina Jackson-Skelton, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) treasurer, announced May 30 that Jonathan Beyer, vice president for information technology operations and infrastructure, Incisent Technologies, will become executive director for ELCA Information Technology (IT) on July 1. Beyer will succeed LaRue Unglaube, who headed IT beginning in...
ELCA Synod Bishops Visit Immigration Detention Centers
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Seven synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) visited prisons and detention centers where people seeking asylum, refuge or who have entered the United States without documentation are being held while the U.S. government decides whether or not to deport them. "Immigrants being detained...
Jerge re-elected bishop of the ELCA Upstate New York Synod
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The Rev. Marie C. Jerge was elected June 9 to a second six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Upstate New York Synod during the synod's assembly June 8-10 in Rochester, N.Y. Jerge was re-elected on the assembly's second...
Mark Narum Elected Bishop of ELCA Western North Dakota Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark E. Narum, Prairie Lutheran Parish, was elected June 7 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Western North Dakota Synod. Prairie Lutheran Parish consists of four North Dakota congregations: Faith Lutheran Church, Palermo; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ross;...
James Arends Elected Bishop of ELCA La Crosse Area Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. James A. Arends, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, La Crescent, Minn., was elected June 7 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) La Crosse (Wis.) Area Synod at the synod assembly June 5-7 at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa....
Rossing Fund Awards to Nine Students from ELCA Colleges
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Nine students attending colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will receive scholarships in the amounts of $10,000, $5,000 or $3,000 for the 2008-09 school year from the ELCA Foundation through the Rossing Fund for Physics Education Endowment. The endowment was set up...
Lutherans Address Disaster Preparedness for Low-Income Communities
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Communities in the United States and around the world are banding together to offer relief after the many natural disasters witnessed in the first part of 2008. But for many low-income communities, recovery after disaster presents its own challenges. "Low-income communities are already under assault" before a...
ELCA, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishops Urge Prayers for Peace in Sudan
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In a June 5 joint statement, the presiding bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Episcopal Church urged U.S. citizens to pray for peace in Sudan, and they called for "strong action" from the international community to restore stability there. The Rev. Mark...
New Orleans ELCA Pastor to Preach on 'Day 1' on June 15 and 22
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Patrick Keen, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, New Orleans, will deliver sermons on June 15 and 22 for the radio program "Day 1." He will preach on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as on violent crime in...
Someplace Safe honored women of the ELCA Northwestern Minnesota Synod
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service Someplace Safe, Fergus Falls, Minn., awarded the women's organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Northwestern Minnesota Synod the Someplace Safe Community Award on May 1. The award recognized the ELCA Northwestern Minnesota Synodical Women's Organization for its support of the Someplace...
Holloway re-elected bishop of the ELCA Southern Ohio Synod
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The Rev. Callon W. Holloway Jr. was re-elected May 30 to a third six-year term as bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) during the synod's assembly May 29-31 at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio. On the fifth...
Samuel Zeiser Elected Bishop of ELCA Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Samuel R. Zeiser, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pa., was elected May 31 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod at the synod assembly May 29-31 in Lake Harmony, Pa. On Aug. 1 he succeeds...
Stumme-Diers re-elected bishop of the ELCA Greater Milwaukee Synod
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service The Rev. Paul W. Stumme-Diers was elected to a second six-year term as bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) during the synod's assembly May 29-31 in Waukesha, Wis. On the fourth and final ballot for bishop...
Peter Rogness re-elected bishop of ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service* The Rev. Peter Rogness was elected May 30 to a second six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Saint Paul Area Synod. Rogness was re-elected on the first ballot during the synod assembly May 30-31 in Burnsville, Minn. He...
Lutherans Assess Damage Following Storms over Memorial Day Weekend
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) coordinators in Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota are assessing damage left behind from severe storms and tornadoes that struck these states Memorial Day weekend. According to the Rev. Kevin A. Massey, LDR director, the first half of 2008 has "been littered by news of...
ELCA Awards Phoebe Herman Scholarships to 13 International Students
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) awarded scholarships of $1,000, $1,500 or $2,000 to 13 international students attending ELCA colleges and universities in the 2008-2009 academic year. The scholarships were awarded from the Phoebe Herman Scholarship Endowment Fund through ELCA Vocation and Education. There are 28...
