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Jackson-Skelton Elected LWF Treasurer, Vice President LWF North America
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
elected Christina Jackson-Skelton to serve as vice president of the LWF
North American region and as LWF treasurer. Jackson-Skelton is treasurer
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in...
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ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls for Immigration Reform in Letter to Obama
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- If Congress does not pass comprehensive
immigration reform soon, state legislators and local governments will
continue to take immigration policy into their own hands, wrote the Rev.
Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical...
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ELCA Members Elected to Lutheran World Federation's Council
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- Four members of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were elected to the 48-member council
of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) July 24 at the LWF Assembly here.
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John Brooks,...
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ELCA Members, Bishops Moved to Ensure Children Don't Go Hungry
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- Nearly one in four American children are
hungry, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA). Bishops and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) are working together to fight...
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Munib Younan Elected President of Lutheran World Federation
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- The Rev. Munib A. Younan, bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), has
been elected president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) July 24 at
the LWF Assembly...
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Hollywood Movie 'Get Low' Features ELCA Pastor's Extended Family
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Elizabeth C. Birkholz's grandfather loved
to tell the story about Felix "Bush" Breazeale, a reclusive man from Cave
Creek, Tenn., who threw himself a funeral party -- while still alive --
in 1938,...
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Lutherans Take Historic Step in Asking for Forgiveness from Mennonites
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- In what the Rev. Mark S. Hanson
described as possibly "the most significant legacy this assembly will
leave," the Eleventh Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) here
took the historic step of asking...
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Lutheran World Federation President Pleads for Unity Despite Differences
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of
the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), appealed to delegates at
the LWF assembly here to hold together...
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Lutheran World Federation President Says Ecumenical Commitment to Continue
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- The Lutheran commitment to ecumenism
will not end until members can share the Eucharist with other churches,
said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation
(LWF) and presiding bishop of...
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Lutheran World Federation Meets In 'Confident Hope,' Says President
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- Lutherans are meeting in Stuttgart,
Germany, for their international assembly at a time when "the world is in
pain," said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF) and presiding...
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ELCA Sierra Pacific Synod to Receive Seven Pastors by 'Rite of Reception'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is celebrating a "Rite of Reception"
service for seven pastors on July 25 at St. Marks Lutheran Church, San
Francisco.
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Lutheran World Federation Assembly Focused on Alleviating Hunger
STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) - Saying that "hunger is not God's fault,
it's our fault," the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF) and presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America, introduced the...
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Robert Vogel Appointed Interim President at Texas Lutheran University
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Robert L. Vogel, Denver, will
serve as interim president of Texas Lutheran University (TLU), Seguin,
starting July 26. The chair of TLU's Board of Regents appointed Vogel,
according to a news release from...
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LCMS Convention Requests 'Thorough Response' to ELCA Social Statement
HOUSTON (ELCA) - In the final hours of The Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod (LCMS) convention here, delegates requested "a thorough response"
to the 2009 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) social
statement, Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust.
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Lutherans Remind New Orleanians that 'They are not Forgotten'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The two largest Lutheran denominations in the
United States are committed to helping rebuild the U.S. Gulf Coast
following the 2005 hurricane season, which included Hurricane Katrina.
Although two separate church bodies, the Evangelical Lutheran...
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ELCA, United Methodist Church Embark on New Relationship
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- A joint commission of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) and The United Methodist Church (UMC) held its
inaugural meeting here July 15. The commission is charged with assisting
the two mainline denominations in...
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LCMS Convention Votes to Continue Cooperative Work with ELCA
HOUSTON (ELCA) - Delegates to the national convention here of The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) voted overwhelmingly July 15 to
continue cooperative work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA) "with theological integrity," and asked that its...
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Lutherans to Meet in Germany July 20-27 for LWF Eleventh Assembly
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In about a week's time, Lutherans from around the
world will meet in Stuttgart, Germany, for the Eleventh Assembly of The
Lutheran World Federation (LWF). "Give Us Today Our Daily Bread" is the
theme of...
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Marj Leegard, Lutheran Woman Today Columnist, Dies
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Beloved author, columnist and speaker
Marjorie "Marj" L. Leegard, Detroit Lakes, Minn., died July 12 after a
long history of heart disease. She was 89. Most notably Leegard was a
columnist for Lutheran Woman Today,...
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ELCA's Dana College Suspends Operations
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Dana College Board of Regents voted July 12 to
suspend operations effective immediately. While the suspension secures
Dana's accreditation, allowing students enrolled in summer courses and
internships to receive academic credit for their work,...
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