ELCA NEWS SERVICE March 8, 2010 Despite Challenges, ELCA Churchwide Organization had Net Income in '09 10-083-JB ITASCA, Ill. (ELCA) -- Despite the financial challenges of 2009, much of it the result of the downturn in the U.S. economy, the churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) finished the year with net income of $3.9 million. More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4469 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews