ELCA NEWS SERVICE November 17, 2010 ELCA Council Acts on Annuity Payment Reduction Recommendations 10-290-JB CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) authorized one-time payments from the ELCA Special Needs Retirement Fund "as soon as realistically possible in 2011" to help people most adversely affected by reductions in ELCA Board of Pensions annuity payments caused by the crisis in financial markets in late 2008 and early 2009. More: http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4678 For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elcanews Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews