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Salt Lake City to Host Women of the ELCA Gathering and Convention, July 8-13 (Popularity:  )
The Seventh Triennial Gathering of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will bring together about 1,900 women July 10-13 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. The event theme, "Come to the Waters," focuses on the celebration of Baptism through Bible study, speakers, community, service and worship.
The gathering will include the following keynote speakers:
-- Joan Chittister, O.S.B., co-chair, Global Peace Initiative of Women ...
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Lutherans Responding to People Affected by Iowa Immigration Raid (Popularity: )
Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, Iowa, are responding to the needs of people who have been affected by a May 12 federal immigration raid at a Postville meat processing plant. Hundreds of family members of those arrested have taken refuge inside St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Postville, said the Rev. Stephen P. Brackett, St. Paul Lutheran Church.
On May 12 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 390 ...
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Lutherans Work to Meet the Needs of People in Myanmar (Popularity: )
International Disaster Response of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) provided $100,000 as an initial response to help meet the basic needs of survivors in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis battered the Southeast Asian country May 3.
"The Myanmar government reported that nearly 22,500 people died and close to 41,000 are missing," said Dr. Belletech Deressa, director for international development and disaster response, ELCA Global Mission. These figures are only ...
Category: Religion & Faith
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