ELCA Presiding Bishop Tells Orion Samuelson 'Farming is God-Given Call'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In an interview with well-known agricultural journalist Orion Samuelson, the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) said "farming is a God-given call and that farmers are exercising that call as they feed the hungry in the world, as they care for creation, as...
ELCA Commits $240,000 For Response to Japan Disaster
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) today committed $240,000 in response to the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan March 11. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4726 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
ELCA, Haitian Lutherans 'People of the Resurrection,' Says Presiding Bishop
ITASCA, Ill. (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti are "people of the resurrection" of Jesus Christ, said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop, in a March 5 report to the ELCA Conference of Bishops. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4724...
Japanese Lutheran Church President Thanks ELCA Members
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The president of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Rev. Sumiyuki Watanabe, expressed his gratitude to members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for their response to the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4725 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org...
ELCA Leaders Express Concern for Ethiopian Christians Hurt by Attacks
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) offered expressions of concern and prayers for a partner Lutheran church in Africa, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, following a series of attacks and church burnings by Muslim extremists against Christians. The attacks in western Ethiopia resulted...
ELCA Missionaries Returning to Egypt
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Six missionaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will return to the ministries they serve in Egypt by the end of March. The six were among 10 missionaries temporarily evacuated from Cairo Feb. 1 on flights arranged by the U.S. government, because of protests against...
ELCA Begins Response to Pacific Earthquake, Tsunami
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is responding to a massive earthquake and tsunami March 11 that caused considerable loss of life and property in Japan. The earthquake was centered near the city of Sendai, a city in north-central Japan with a population of 1 million....
ELCA Continues Lifesaving Work in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (ELCA) -- Standing atop a hill of cement rubble and twisted steel surrounded by temporary shelters wrapped in canvas tarps dotting the neighboring hills, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), took in the sights and sounds of everyday life...
San Francisco Congregation Returns to the ELCA
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- St. Francis Lutheran Church, San Francisco, rejoined the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) late last month by ratifying a new constitution and celebrating its return in a special worship service Feb. 27. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4719 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews...
'Day 1' Features ELCA Pastor on March 6
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Dr. Timothy M. Smith, senior pastor of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta, is the featured preacher March 6 on "Day 1," the nationally syndicated radio program. The program includes a sermon by Smith along with interviews conducted by producer and host Peter Wallace. More:...
Arthur Rode, Former Bishop of ELCA Southwestern Texas Synod, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Arthur E. Rode, who guided the formation of the Southwestern Texas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) as its first bishop, died Feb. 28 in a hospice unit in Fredericksburg, Texas. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4718 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org...
Wisconsin ELCA Synod Bishops Respond to State Budget Stalemate
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The six bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who serve ELCA synods in Wisconsin told the state's governor and members of the state legislature that they are praying for them as the lawmakers deal with difficult state budget issues. The bishops also called on...
ELCA Releases Proposed Social Statement on Genetics
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) today released Genetics, Faith and Responsibility, a proposed social statement on genetics, the result of more than five years of study, consultation and deliberation throughout the church. After review by the ELCA Conference of Bishops in March and the ELCA...
ELCA Provides Input for Federation Regional Committee Work, Coordination
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) joined other regional Lutheran World Federation church leaders here Feb. 11-12 to develop proposals for how they will work together to fulfill the Federation's mission in North America. The church leaders shared updates on their respective church bodies...
ELCA Presiding Bishop Says Appointment Affirms ELCA Members' Service
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), said his appointment to a presidential advisory committee strongly affirms the involvement of ELCA members "in serving our neighbors." More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4712 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Facebook:...
ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Veto of Resolution on Israeli Settlements
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, said he is "dismayed" the U.S. government today vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that called on Israel to stop illegal construction of settlements on Palestinian land. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4713 For information contact: John...
Record-Level Giving to ELCA World Hunger in December 2010
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The generous response by members and congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to a World Hunger appeal resulted in gifts of $3.3 million in December 2010, the highest ever recorded for that month. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4711 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org...
Obama Announces Intention to Appoint ELCA Presiding Bishop to Council
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- President Barack Obama announced Feb. 4 his intention to appoint the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4710 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news...
Lee Miller, Former Bishop of ELCA Upstate New York Synod, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Dr. Lee M. Miller, former bishop of the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Jan. 31 at his home in East Syracuse, N.Y. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4709 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews Twitter:...
ELCA Missionaries Left Egypt with Mixed Feelings, Look Forward to Return
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. Peter C. Johnson, one of 10 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) missionaries and family members evacuated from Egypt this week, said the group left the country reluctantly, well aware of the colleagues and friends they left behind who eagerly await their return. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4707...
