ELCA NEWS SERVICE May 31, 2011 Constance Parvey, pioneer, ELCA pastor, ecumenical leader, dies 11-77-JB CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Dr. Constance F. Parvey, a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and one of the first women ordained in the Lutheran Church in North America, died May 21 at her home in Cambridge, Mass. after an illness. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=5119 For information contact: John Brooks, (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews