ELCA NEWS SERVICE April 16, 2010 ELCA Provides $50,000 for Earthquake Response in China 10-117-JB CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is providing $50,000 for response to the April 14 earthquake in Yushu, China. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake destroyed an estimated 15,000 homes in Yushu, left more than 1,100 people dead and hundreds more missing. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4503 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews