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Title: Hot Line Welcomes Lutherans to Olympics ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF April 24, 1996 HOT LINE WELCOMES LUTHERANS TO OLYMPICS Lutherans attendng the Olympic Games in Atlanta this summer will be greeted by "Lutherans Welcome `96," a cooperative venture of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Lutheran Ministries of Georgia. "Lutherans Welcome `96" will provide a Lutheran Hot Line Information Service, available for 30 days (July 7-Aug. 7) to serve and support the many Lutheran visitors to the area. Staffed by volunteers, the hot line will provide information about local churches, special events, directions, and medical and dental support services. The number will be 770/641-6300. "Lutherans Welcome `96" is funded by the ELCA's Southeastern Synod, the Florida-Georgia District of the LCMS, and Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood, both fraternal benefit societies. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Dir., ELCA News Service, (312) 380-2958; Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Dir., (312) 380-2955; Lia Christiansen, Asst. Dir., (312) 380-2956