ELCA NEWS SERVICE May 3, 2011 Michael Girlinghouse elected bishop of ELCA Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod 11-065-JB/JK* CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Michael K. Girlinghouse was elected May 1 to a six-year term as bishop of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly in Tulsa, Okla. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4760 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