Friday, September 3, 2010

North Carolina ELCA Congregations Affected Little by Hurricane Earl

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- It appears that Hurricane Earl did little damage to Eastern North Carolina Sept. 3. The eye of the storm remained offshore, and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) synod and congregational leaders in affected areas reported no significant damage. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4626 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews ...

Friday, September 3, 2010

ELCA's Finlandia University Reports Significant Enrollment Growth

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Finlandia University, Hancock, Mich., reported it will welcome 673 students to its campus this fall, an increase of 18 percent over the 568 students it welcomed one year ago. The fall 2010 enrollment is the school's largest in 25 years, and the highest since Finlandia began offering four-year degrees in 1996, according to a university news release. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4625 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-295...

Thursday, September 2, 2010

ELCA Congregations to Host Gatherings, Strive to be Centers of Hospitality

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- People around the world are on the move, and Lutherans are examining some of the reasons why -- climate change, food security, civil and political unrest and more. To address the global and local realities of migration and accompaniment, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is hosting "Glocal Mission Gatherings" this fall and next year to help congregations serve as centers of hospitality. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4624 For inf...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

LDR, ELCA Synods, Social Ministry Organizations Prepare for Hurricane Earl

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) living along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States are preparing for Hurricane Earl, while leaders of Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) and affiliated organizations have made some preliminary response plans. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4623 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.c...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

ELCA Commits Additional $110,000 for Pakistan Floods

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- International Disaster Response (IDR) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) announced Aug. 31 it has committed an additional $110,000 to respond to human needs in Pakistan, where widespread flooding from monsoons has greatly affected the country. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4622 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews ...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

ELCA Synod Bishop Comments on New York Muslim Center Proposal

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Regardless of whether people approve or disapprove of a possible Muslim community center or mosque in lower Manhattan, a synod bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) wrote in an Aug. 30 public statement that this is a time for all to be sensitive to one another and for Christians to learn more about Islam. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4621 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http:/...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

ELCA Presiding Bishop Joins Christian Leaders in Letter on Mideast Talks

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Writing that they "have no illusions about the difficulty of the task ahead," 28 Christian leaders urged U.S. President Barack Obama and negotiators to continue their efforts to help leaders of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach a peace agreement. The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was among those who signed an Aug. 30 letter to Obama, released through Churches for Middle East Peace, ...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

ELCA Synod Bishop, LDR Director, Preach at Katrina Events in New Orleans

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were guest preachers at services in New Orleans Aug. 29, commemorating the fifth anniversary of the devastation Hurricane Katrina brought to the city and the Gulf Coast region around it. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4619 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews ...

Monday, August 30, 2010

ELCA Missionary Witnesses Miracles in Liberia

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Dr. Edna E. Johnson wanted one more great adventure in life. After a 28-year career instructing nursing students at the University of Connecticut, 73-year-old Johnson became a volunteer missionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and moved to Liberia. There she witnessed miracles. "I knew about miracles, but I had never seen a miracle," she said. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4618 For information contact: John Brooks, Direc...

Friday, August 27, 2010

Two ELCA Congregations Give $830,000 to Support Global Ministries

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Two congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have given a combined total of more than $830,000 to support global ministries for one reason -- to join hands with Lutherans around the world to "teach, preach, heal, build, grow, give and receive." More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4617 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elc...