ELCA NEWS SERVICE August 24, 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Aug. 22, 2009 Here are news reports from the Aug. 22 proceedings at the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis: Lutheran World Leader Says Body of Christ 'Not Ours to Dismember' http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4272 ELCA Assembly Leader Asks Members to Respect Each Other, Allow Time http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4271 ELCA Assembly Discusses Evangelical Mission http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4270 ELCA Assembly Approves Resolution on Israel and Palestine http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4269 ELCA Assembly Reviews Hunger, Disaster Response http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4268 John R. Brooks Director, ELCA News Service