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ELCA News
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ELCA cultivates students' passion into action to help end malaria
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Kelsey Nulph is a college student passionate about
joining the global fight against malaria, and she's not the only one.
Students from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
are coming up with creative ways to speak out against the disease, which
claims the life of a child every 45...
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James Nieman elected president of Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. James R. Nieman was elected May 14 to
serve as the 7th president of the Lutheran School of Theology at
Chicago. He will begin his service Aug. 1. An installation service will
be held at Rockefeller Chapel here Oct. 28. The seminary is one of eight
of the Evangelical...
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Called into the world, ELCA young adults put their faith into action
CHICAGO (ELCA) - Two years ago Stephanie Berkas set out to Cape
Town, South Africa, to work in a Lutheran congregation and an elementary
school there. Having lived in Minnesota for the majority of her life, she
knew she would be stepping out of her comfort zone but did not anticipate
just how life-changing...
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Burkat re-elected bishop of ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. Claire Burkat was re-elected May 4 to
serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was re-
elected on the first ballot at the synod assembly in Telford, Pa.
Born in...
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D. Jensen Seyenkulo elected bishop of Lutheran Church in Liberia
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. D. Jensen Seyenkulo was elected bishop of
the Lutheran Church in Liberia. Elected April 28 on the first ballot at
the denomination's 14th biannual convention, Seyenkulo is a program
director at the churchwide ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA).
"This is a...
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Shelley Wickstrom elected bishop of ELCA Alaska Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. Shelley R. Wickstrom, Seattle, was elected
April 27 to a six-year term as bishop of the Alaska Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Wickstrom was elected on
the third ballot during the synod's assembly April 26-28 at Joy Lutheran
Church in Eagle River, Alaska.
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James Gonia elected bishop of ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. James W. Gonia, West Dundee, Ill., was
elected April 28 to a six-year term as bishop of the Rocky Mountain Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Gonia was elected
on the fifth ballot during the synod assembly April 26-28 in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
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Kanouse re-elected bishop of ELCA Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. Kevin S. Kanouse was re-elected April 27
to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Northern Texas-Northern
Louisiana Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He
was re-elected on the first ballot at the synod assembly in Irving, Texas.
Kanouse...
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ELCA bishop urges Congress to quickly enact U.S. immigration reform
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), joined with other national
church leaders in urging members of Congress and President Obama to enact
U.S. immigration reform "as soon as possible" in April 24 letters. The
leaders wrote that state and local governments have...
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ELCA council approves 2012 budget revisions, attends to mission funding
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) approved a revised 2012 current fund spending
authorization of $65,498,135, an increase of more than $1.3 million, and
it approved a revised total ELCA World Hunger spending authorization for
2012 of $19,900,000, an increase of $1.4 million, when it met...
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ELCA is striving to begin anti-malaria work in Liberia
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA) are extending their observance of "World Malaria Day" from
April 25 to May 1 with a goal of raising $200,000 to help end death from
malaria. Gifts to the ELCA Malaria Campaign will allow the church to
expand its anti-malaria work to...
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2012 Easter message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), shares an Easter message
with the 4.2 million members of this church. The full text of the
presiding bishop's message follows:
Christ is risen! Imagine the power in those words of promise.
When the disciples first heard...
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ELCA Disaster Response addresses food crisis in West, Central Africa
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Sahel region of West and Central Africa is in
a growing food crisis. Inadequate rainfall, poor harvests and rising food
costs have left nearly 15.5 million people, particularly children, in
need of emergency food assistance. Members of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) are working to provide food and...
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ELCA leaders say immigration reform is a federal matter
CHICAGO (ELCA) - Some congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) have growing concerns about the presence of
U.S.immigration officials outside churches before and after services,
making many parishioners afraid to attend worship for fear that they will
be detained or separated from their families.
This concern is...
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Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary to merge
CHICAGO (ELCA) - At a March 26 signing ceremony, representatives of
Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C., and Lutheran Theological
Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C., celebrated the decision to merge the
two institutions, effective July 1. The merger is the first such
combination of an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) seminary
and university since the...
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ELCA leaders respond to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford,
Fla., has called members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America(ELCA) to engage in the work of "restoring and reconciling communities,
pursuing justice and peace no matter how long the journey or wide the
chasm," said ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson.
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New leadership for three ELCA higher education institutions
CHICAGO (ELCA) - Two universities and one college of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have elected new presidents. There are
26 colleges and universities in the United States affiliated with the
ELCA.
Carthage College
The board of trustees of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., elected
Gregory Woodward to serve...
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ELCA members strive to reduce hunger in the United States
CHICAGO (ELCA) - Every week it's a shot in the dark for how much
food Harry and Eunice Burch will need to prepare. But one thing both
Harry and Eunice agree on is that it will be a while before they prepare
beef stew again. Harry stood and cut beef for four hours...
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ELCA presiding bishop to speak at Coexist prize ceremony
CHICAGO (ELCA) - The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will join Jewish and
Islamic leaders on a panel discussion at the Coexist Prize Ceremony March
20 in New York City.
Joining Hanson is Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious
Action...
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ELCA remains engaged in Japan one year later
CHICAGO (ELCA) - When one of the strongest earthquakes on record
struck off the coast of Japan a year ago, the 4.2 million members of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) took immediate action,
contributing $2.9 million to ELCA Disaster Response.
These funds have provided food and clean...
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