ELCA NEWS SERVICE
February 12, 2010
ELCA Gifts to Support Recovery Efforts in Haiti Exceed $4.6 Million
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Since the earthquake in Haiti one month ago, the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has received over 27,000
gifts totaling more than $4.2 million to support humanitarian relief
efforts in Haiti. According to ELCA Treasurer Christina Jackson-Skelton,
the ELCA received an additional $320,000 in a matching grant from
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, bringing the overall total to more than
$4.6 million in gifts to the ELCA.
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