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...
Lutheran Disaster Response Named VOAD's 2010 'Member of the Year'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) was named May 11 as the 2010 "Member Organization of the Year" by the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). LDR is a collaborative ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4525 For information...
Murray Finck Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Pacifica Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Murray D. Finck was re-elected May 7 to a six-year term as bishop of the Pacifica Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in San Diego, Calif. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4523 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org...
Lutheran Publications Among Associated Church Press Winners
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Associated Church Press (ACP) presented top awards May 8 to publications of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), as well as publications related to other Lutheran churches and institutions, and independent Lutheran publications. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4524 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org...
Lutheran Services in Tennessee Announces Flood Volunteer Information
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Services in Tennessee Inc. (LST), Nashville, has named a Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) site coordinator and established a phone number for volunteers who wish to help with flood cleanup in middle Tennessee. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4522 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter:...
Mississippi Lutherans Open Camps for Volunteers in Oil Spill Cleanup
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Episcopal Services in Mississippi (LESM) has offered two camping sites along the Gulf Coast for use by trained volunteers working to help cleanup the BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4521 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
ELCA, LCMS Leaders Discuss Theological Implications of '09 Assembly Actions
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Top leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) discussed in depth the theological implications of the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly decisions on human sexuality. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4520 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
ELCA Leaders to Respond to Actions, Comments by Lutherans in Africa
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will discuss concerns about the actions of the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly on human sexuality with Lutheran church partners from Ethiopia and Tanzania in private meetings to be held in Chicago during the next two weeks. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4518...
Bradley Schmeling, Darin Easler to be Reinstated to ELCA Clergy Roster
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Bradley E. Schmeling and the Rev. Darin Easler are in the process of being reinstated to the clergy roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Revisions made to ministry policy documents now allow eligible Lutherans in publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships to...
Lutheran Disaster Response Provides Emergency Grant for Tennessee Floods
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) provided a $10,000 emergency grant to assist local agencies in organizing initial responses to severe flooding in West and Central Tennessee, particularly in the Nashville area. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4519 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews
ELCA Bishops Express Concern for Israeli Orders' Effect on Palestinians
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Nine synod bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) expressed concern about new Israeli military orders regarding the "prevention of infiltration" in the West Bank in an April 30 letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4516 For information contact: John Brooks,...
William Hamm Named to Lead Lutheran Educational Conference of North America
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- William E. Hamm was named president of the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America (LECNA), Sioux Falls, S.D. this month, according to a LECNA news release. He will begin his new role July 1. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4515 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news...
ELCA Pastor, Physician in Guyana Combines Spiritual, Medical Well-Being
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Some pastors, particularly bishops in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), wear a cross. But the Rev. Richard L. Young bears a stethoscope. Serving as pastor of six Lutheran congregations in Guyana, Young is also a licensed physician tending simultaneously to the spiritual and medical well-being...
ELCA Prayer Network Offers Comfort, Hope
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutherans are praying for people all over the world. They are praying for soldiers readying for battle, families facing home foreclosures, couples with relationship struggles, individuals who need work and for others. Through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Prayer Network, thousands of prayer requests are...
ELCA Presiding Bishop Joins Call for Protection of Christians in Iraq
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was among 21 religious leaders who signed letters to top U.S. government officials, urging that they raise concerns for the protection of minority groups in Iraq, including Christians. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4512 For information...
