ELCA Representative in West Africa Crosses Faith With Community Building
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Willibroad "Willie" Langdji embodies ecumenism. He is Catholic working on behalf of Lutherans among large Muslim communities. As a regional representative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in West Africa, Langdji is comfortable talking about and strengthening faith, while helping to support communities in unique...
ELCA Fund for Leaders Honors 2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Fund for Leaders in Mission honored 22 seminary students who received full-tuition scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year. Each scholarship recipient is enrolled in one of the eight ELCA seminaries. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4646 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958...
ELCA Presiding Bishop Joins Call for U.S. Leadership for Middle East Peace
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), joined 27 other religious leaders Sept. 29 in issuing a public statement supporting "a new hope for the peace of Jerusalem." More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4644 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or...
Lutherans' Ecumenical Journey Highlighted by Unexpected Moments
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Two Lutherans retracing Martin Luther's 1510 journey from Erfurt, Germany, to Rome report that "unexpected company or hospitality" from people they've met are among the best moments they've experienced so far. The Rev. Dr. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson and her husband, Dr. Andrew Lars Wilson, left Erfurt on...
ELCA Strengthens Malaria Work Through New, Focused Effort
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), announced Sept. 30 that the ELCA will maintain and build its commitment toward a comprehensive effort to contain and prevent malaria, while making some changes to the structure of the project. The...
Lutheran Disaster Response Provides Initial Grant for Wisconsin Floods
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) provided an emergency grant of $10,000 to LDR-Wisconsin to help with initial responses to flooding in parts of the state, according to the Rev. Kevin A. Massey, LDR director. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4642 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Facebook:...
ELCA Missionaries Find Hope in Training of African Surgeons
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Jim Brown's life is full of extremes. There are days when his heart breaks, and there are days when his heart soars. As a surgeon in Cameroon for the past two years, Brown often finds himself feeling overwhelmed. "But the wonderful thing that I think about most...
ELCA's Wagner College Recognized for Civic Engagement
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y., has won the second annual Higher Education Civic Engagement Award given by the Washington (D.C.) Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, according to a Wagner news release. Wagner, one of 26 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),...
ELCA Presiding Bishop's Third Town Hall Covers Variety of Subjects
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) responded to a variety of questions in a live online "Town Hall Forum" Sept. 19, including topics such as evangelism, relationships with Muslims, human sexuality, signs of hope, mission funding, church unity, Middle East concerns and...
ELCA to Receive Three Pastors Through 'Rite of Reception' Sept. 18
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Three pastors with historic ties to the struggle for inclusiveness in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will be welcomed for the first time to the church's clergy roster when they participate in the church's "Rite of Reception" Sept. 18. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4638 For information contact: John...
Midland Lutheran College Becomes Midland University
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Neb., will become Midland University effective Oct. 20. With 962 students, one-third are students who had planned to enroll at the now-closed Dana College, Blair, Neb. Midland is one of 26 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). More:...
Lutherans Join Community Response to California Explosion
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Gail W. Cromack returned Sept. 13 to Peace Lutheran Church, San Bruno, Calif., for the first time since last week's explosion and fire in a neighborhood there. The church building was not damaged and members are safe, she said. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4635 For information contact: John...
ELCA Congregation in New York Goes Solar
NEW YORK (ELCA) -- Emanuel Lutheran Church in Pleasantville, N.Y., is the first congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Metropolitan New York Synod to go solar by installing photovoltaic panels on the church's roof. The panels will be dedicated on Oct. 24, Emanuel's "Bring-A-Friend" Sunday. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4636...
ELCA Congregation Near California Explosion Site Safe
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- All members of Peace Lutheran Church, San Bruno, Calif., are reported safe following the Sept. 9 explosion and fire that resulted in four deaths and destroyed at least 38 homes in the city's Glenview neighborhood, said the Rev. Gail W. Cromack, pastor. Peace is a congregation of...
ELCA Minnesota Congregation Baptizes 58 African Immigrant Children
AUSTIN, Minn. (ELCA) -- The brick walls and brilliant stained glass windows here at Our Savior's Lutheran Church are a long way from the small prayer gatherings that take place under the shelter of trees in Africa. On Sept. 5, during a regular worship service at Our Savior's, 58 children...
Harvey Stegemoeller, ELCA Foundation Executive, College President, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Harvey A. Stegemoeller, retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), former executive director of the ELCA Foundation and president of two colleges, died Sept. 5 of respiratory failure at his home in Sun City West, Ariz., according to an announcement from his...
Lutherans Witness Medical, Spiritual Healing in China
LUZHOU, China (ELCA) -- A respirator unit has helped save the lives of more than 80 infants at the People's Hospital in Luzhou, China. Staff from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Global Mission visited the neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital Sept. 2 and witnessed firsthand how...
Lutherans Call for Energy, Environmental Stewardship
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are showing a greater interest and concern in energy issues, according to Mary Minette, director for environmental education and advocacy, ELCA Washington Office. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4630 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
U.S. Lutherans, Chinese Christians Engage in Theology, Social Service
SHANGHAI (ELCA) -- Two areas of common interest between U.S. Lutherans and Chinese Christians are theological education and social services. Staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Global Mission met here Sept. 3 with leaders of the China Christian Council (CCC) to learn how these areas of common...
Four ELCA Young Adults on Road Trip to Talk About Global Service
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Four Lutheran young adults started a three-month road trip Aug. 27 to recruit people their age to consider a year of work overseas. Stephanie Anderson, Nathan Berkas, Sara Higgins and Elliot Williams are visiting congregations, college campuses and other areas where young people hang out to share...
