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Elizabeth Eaton to be installed as ELCA presiding bishop Oct. 5 23 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton will be installed as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Oct. 5 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in Chicago. The installat...
Lutheran Disaster Response receives $1.9 million from the Red Cross 22 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) received a $1.9 million grant from the American Red Cross to support the ELCA’s commitment in meeting the needs of thousands of peop...
ELCA assembly makes decisions to move church forward 20 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Voting members of the 2013 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) made a number of key decisions to further the mission and ministry of this church....
Two top Lutheran leaders ask U.S. president to stop atrocities in Egypt 20 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The United States and its president have a role to play to stop the atrocities in Egypt and allow for the self-determination of that nation to be practiced, according to top Middle E...
New ELCA secretary installed, assembly closes with worship 17 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- William Chris Boerger, a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Snohomish, Wash., was installed as secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Aug. 17 dur...
ELCA assembly acted on Israel and Palestine proposals and more 17 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is committed to supporting a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine and took measures to ensure that co...
ELCA assembly elects William Chris Boerger secretary of the ELCA 16 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- William Chris Boerger, a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Snohomish, Wash., was elected Aug. 16 to a six- year term as secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...
Proposal for ELCA's first ever major fundraising campaign is approved 16 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- Voting members of the 2013 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) approved with a 671 to 242 vote a proposal for the ELCA’s first major fundraisi...
ELCA assembly adopts social statement on criminal justice 16 Aug 2013 | 01:44 pm
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- Voting members of the 2013 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted “The Church and Criminal Justice: Hearing the Cries” -- a social statem...
ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson delivers his final report 15 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
PITTSBURGH (ELCA) -- In his last report as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Rev. Mark S. Hanson said there is an opportunity for the 4-million-member church -...
