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Title: ELCA Seminary Honors Pastor Tony Machado ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF March 12, 1997 SEMINARY HONORS MACHADO The Rev. J. Antonio Machado will be honored April 3 for "his efforts to transcend racial and cultural barriers in his ministry." He will receive the 1997 Luther Seminary Race, Church and Change Award during a chapel service at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Machado is pastor of Todos Los Santos Lutheran Church, a congregation he helped start in 1990 to serve the Latino communities of Minneapolis. "People come to our church from many places -- Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico. Most haven't been in Minnesota for very long," said Machado. "We seek ways to find a common ground. We want to include all, the way Jesus includes everybody, to touch young and old." The Rev. Rodney C. Maeker, director of cross-cultural education at Luther Seminary, said, "Pastor Tony Machado's tireless ministry in the community, work of reconciliation and healing among diverse peoples of the Twin Cities, and his commitment to congregational ministry make him an excellent role model for seminary students, pastors and leaders of the church." For information contact: Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html