ELCA NEWS SERVICE July 22, 2010 Lutheran World Federation President Pleads for Unity Despite Differences 10-205-JB STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), appealed to delegates at the LWF assembly here to hold together and avoid splits in the face of differences over issues of sexuality, according to Ecumenical News International (ENI). More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4592 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews