Title: Warren Re-Elected Bishop of ELCA Southeastern Synod
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
May 30, 2001
WARREN RE-ELECTED BISHOP OF ELCA SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Ronald B. Warren was re-elected to a
six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), May 27 at the synod assembly May 25-
27 in Atlanta. Warren, 56, has been serving as bishop of the synod
since 1995.
Warren was re-elected on the fifth ballot for bishop with 263
votes over the Rev. David M. Hood, Christ Lutheran Church, Clarksville,
Tenn., with 154 votes. Warren led on the fourth ballot with 263 votes,
over Hood with 146, and the Rev. John M. Weber, Christ Our Shepherd
Lutheran Church, Peachtree City, Ga., with 45 votes. There were 39
nominees who received votes on the first ballot. Warren's new term
begins Sept. 1.
Warren, a native of Sandusky, Ohio, was assistant to the bishop
for the ELCA Southeastern Synod before he became bishop. He served as
pastor in Lutheran congregations in Memphis, Tenn., Franklin, Wis.,
Janesville, Wis., and a two-point parish in Avoca, Wis., and Lone Rock,
Wis. Warren was ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1970.
Warren earned a doctor of ministry degree from the Lutheran School
of Theology in Chicago (LSTC), a master of divinity from Trinity
Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, and a bachelor's degree from Capital
University, Columbus. LSTC and Trinity Seminary are two of eight ELCA
seminaries; Capital University is one of 28 ELCA higher education
institutions.
In 1996 he was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree from
Newberry College, Newberry, S.C., an ELCA institution.
Warren and his wife Neva have two grown children.
The ELCA Southeastern Synod has 62,217 baptized members in 179
congregations. Its offices are located in Atlanta.
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[*Elaine S. Schwartz is director of communication resources for
the ELCA Southeastern Synod.]
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