Lutheran's Mobile Phone Technology Project Earns 'Time 100' Honor
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Matt Berg dreamed of bringing technology to Africa to help improve people's lives. Living that dream through the Millennium Villages Project and Child Count+ earned Berg, a Lutheran and the son of missionaries, a place this year among Time magazine's 100 people who most affect our world....
Pamela Jolicoeur, President of ELCA's Concordia College, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Dr. Pamela M. Jolicoeur, president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., died June 9 after suffering a stroke at her home early in the morning, said Ron Offutt, chair of the college's board of regents, in an e-mail message. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4545 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773)...
Lutheran Disaster Response Provides Grant for Ohio Tornadoes
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) will provide a $5,000 emergency grant to the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for initial response to tornadoes that struck three counties near Toledo June 5-6. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4543 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or...
William Gafkjen Elected Bishop of ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod
COVINGTON, Ky. (ELCA) -- The Rev. William O. "Bill" Gafkjen (GUFF-ee-ehn) was elected June 5 to a six-year term as bishop of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Covington, Ky. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4542 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958...
Bishop Concerned After Minnesota ELCA Congregation's Close Second Vote
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Rev. Jon V. Anderson, said he is "concerned" about the members of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, Minn., following the congregation's "very close second vote" May 23 to end its...
ELCA Member Named 2010 'Volunteer of The Year' for Museum Service
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Nicknamed "Mother Nature," 81-year-old Thelma "Tede" D. Johnson has been named the 2010 Volunteer of the Year by the American Association for Museum Volunteers, Washington, D.C. Johnson, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Newport News, Va., is the first recipient of what will be an annual award....
Young Adults Take Leap of Faith Volunteering Overseas
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Christina Doidge, Portland, Ore., said she will take a huge leap of faith this summer when she plans to leave a successful career in interior design to do volunteer work in South Africa. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4539 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter:...
ELCA Ministries Benefit from Thrivent Financial Member Vote
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Three ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will receive financial benefits thanks to members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a not-for-profit financial services membership organization based in Minneapolis. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4538 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Gaza Ship Convoy Incident
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Expressing regret for the deaths and injuries that resulted when Israeli military forces intercepted a ship convoy seeking to deliver humanitarian goods to Gaza, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), called for "a full, international and independent investigation...
ELCA Awards Phoebe Herman Scholarships to 15 International Students
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) awarded scholarships of $2,000 each to 15 international students attending ELCA colleges and universities in the 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarships were awarded from the Phoebe Herman Scholarship Endowment Fund through ELCA Vocation and Education. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4536 For information contact:...
ELCA Global Seminary Teachers Take Pride in Nurturing Future Pastors
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The one thing the Rev. Joseph Livenson Lauvanus has not managed to do is teach Mary Kuck to dance. Lauvanus, president of the Lutheran Church in Haiti, was a student of Mary and David Kuck at the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI), Kingston, Jamaica....
Pennsylvania ELCA Member Inspires Others with New Arm, Hands
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- November 28, 2008, is a day that Chris Pollock and the people who helped him will never forget. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4534 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
New Federal Rule Bans Use of Some Wireless Microphones
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Washington, D.C., has issued a new rule that may affect use of some wireless microphones by congregations. The rule bans the use of wireless microphones or similar devices that operate in the 700 MHz Band no later than June 12, to avoid...
Texas Lutheran University President Ann Svennungsen Resigns
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Citing "professional and personal considerations," the Rev. Ann M. Svennungsen resigned as president of Texas Lutheran University (TLU), Seguin, according to a May 25 news release from the university. Svennungsen's resignation is effective May 31. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4532 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org...
Two Dismissed Pastors, Others Welcomed to ELCA Clergy Roster
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Two dismissed pastors have been welcomed back to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The candidacy committee of the ELCA Sierra Pacific Synod, Oakland, Calif., met May 24 and unanimously approved the reinstatement of the pastors to the ELCA clergy roster, and it also approved for...
ELCA Presiding Bishop Meets with African, Asian Church Leaders
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- As part of a commitment for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America "to stay engaged globally," the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop, said he met personally with leaders of three African Lutheran churches and the president of the China Christian Council here last week to...
First Lutheran Church, Maquoketa, Iowa, Recipient of 'Good Steward Award'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- For members of First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa, Iowa, mission support is part of the congregation's DNA. The congregation is the 2010 recipient of the "Dr. Richard Lee Peterman Good Steward Award" of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4529 For information contact: John Brooks,...
ELCA Worshiping Communities Intent About being Welcoming
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A group of Lutherans in Galena, Ill., worships at a local hotel. Another group in Elk River, Minn., worships at an elementary school. Although in separate locations, both groups have something in common -- they left their primary congregations to start new congregations in the Evangelical Lutheran...
Lutherans Renew Worship with 'Partners in Evangelical Worship'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Renewing worship for relevance in today's world is a priority for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). To help make that happen, "partners in evangelical worship" are being identified in the 65 synods of the church. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4526 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958...
Marcus Lohrmann Re-elected Bishop of ELCA Northwestern Ohio Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Marcus C. Lohrmann was re-elected May 13 to a six-year term as bishop of the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Bowling Green, Ohio. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4527 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or...
