- 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 reporte …
- 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 …
- 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 accompani …
- 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 organ …
- 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 …
- 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 thi …