ELCA NEWS SERVICE

August 15, 2011  

ELCA assembly officially launches the ELCA Malaria Campaign
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     ORLANDO, Fla. (ELCA) - Every 45 seconds a child dies from malaria, a
preventable and treatable disease. Now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA) will join with Lutheran churches in Africa, to work toward
a malaria-free future. This effort is part of the ELCA Malaria Campaign,
officially launched by the ELCA Churchwide Assembly Aug. 15 by a 968-19
vote. A goal of the campaign is to raise $15 million over a four-year
period.

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