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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 seconds.
To help cultivate that passion into action, the ELCA Malaria
Campaign is awarding grants to ELCA campus ministries, colleges and
universities to equip and...
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 Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
In presentations given during the presidential search process,
Nieman said that he sees the seminary as distinctly situated in the ELCA
to meet challenges...
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 her experience would be.
"My experience in South Africa was formative in that I grew up as a
person, but it was transformative in that there was a death and
resurrection for ...
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 Brooklyn, N.Y., Burkat earned a bachelor's degree in
education from City University of New York, and a Master of Divinity
degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, one of
eight EL...
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 great honor for me, and I am humbled by this election,"
Seyenkulo said in a May 1 interview. "I have dreamt that I would be able
to return home and make a contribution to ...
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.
Since 2007, Wickstrom has been coordinator for missional leadership
in the ELCA's Region 1 office based in Seattle.
Of the 67 votes needed for election, Wickstrom rece...
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.
Gonia is program director for West Africa, Tanzania and Madagascar,
at ELCA churchwide ministries. He will be installed as bishop Sept. 23 at
Bethany Lutheran Church in Denver.
On ...
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 was born in Berwick, Pa.  In 1975, he graduated from
Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa., and in 1980 he earned a
Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Ge...
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 taken measures to
fill the void in the absence of one federal immigration system.
"As political candidates debate immigration policy and courts de...
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 here April
13-15. The council serves as the ELCA's board of directors.
According to council member John Emery, Fond du Lac, Wis., chair of
...
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 include Liberia.
Malaria, a preventable and treatable disease, is a leading cause of
death in Africa, claiming the life of a child every 45 seconds. In
Liberia, malaria a...
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 Jesus speak of his death and
resurrection, "they kept the matter to themselves" (Mark 9:10). But the
news is too good to keep to ourselves. The life ...
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 other life-
sustaining necessities like medical supplies, hygiene kits and more to
people affected.
According to ELCA Disaster Response, the c...
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 expressed in a "Statement of Interest" developed by
the ELCA and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, which is part of a
brief submitted t...
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 founding of this church in 1987. The ceremony
took place at the Martin Luther Statue on Shaw Plaza in Hickory.
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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.
"The deep sorrow of Trayvon Martin's family has become our shared
public lament," he said. "The tragedy of Trayvon's death must move us to
ask searching q...
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 as the college's 19th president. Woodward, dean
of the School of Music at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y., will succeed F.
Gregory Campbell -- Carthage...
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 one evening and
has the blisters to show for it.
The Burch's organize Trinity's Table, a community outreach ministry
of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America ...
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 Center of Reform Judaism, and His Excellency Sheikh Ali Gomaa, the
grand mufti of Egypt. The panel discussion is part of the Coexist
Foundation's inaugural Coexist Prize Ceremony...
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 water, care and counseling
to help sustain earthquake survivors and support for programs that
address disaster preparedness, sustainability and the redevelopment of
communities and ...
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