ELCA NEWS SERVICE
August 11, 2007
Aug. 11 ELCA Churchwide Assembly News Summary
The 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at Chicago's Navy Pier
completed its work today. The assembly was Aug. 6-11, and the
theme was "Living in God's Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!"
Here are the stories for Saturday, Aug. 11 (additional stories
will be issued in the next few days):
ELCA Assembly Approves Budgets for 2008 and 2009
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3701
ELCA Assembly Elects David Swartling Secretary of the ELCA
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3702
ELCA Assembly Listens to Youth Voice at Assembly
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3703
ELCA Assembly Honors Lowell Almen with Servus Dei Medal
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3704
ELCA Assembly Adopts 21 Changes to Constitution, Bylaws
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3705
ELCA Assembly Encourages Restraint in Discipline of
Congregations, Leaders
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3706
ELCA Assembly Requests Clarification of Bishops' Accountability
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3707
ELCA Assembly Requests HIV and AIDS Strategy Development
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3708
ELCA Assembly Acts to Strengthen the Church's Financial Future
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3709
ELCA Assembly Receives Multicultural Ministries Report
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3710
ELCA Assembly Receives Report from Lutheran Disaster Response
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3712
ELCA Assembly Hears Bible Study on Lutheran Ethics
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3713
2009 ELCA Assembly Scheduled for Minneapolis
http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3714
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask]
http://www.elca.org/news
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