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               Synod

Synod
ELCA NEWS SERVICE

NEWSBRIEF

July 30, 1996

EITRHEIM INTERIM BISHOP

The Rev. Norman D. Eitrheim, retired bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America's South Dakota Synod, has been
appointed interim bishop of the North Carolina Synod, effective
immediately.  Mark W. Menees resigned May 25 as the synod's
bishop and as an ELCA pastor following allegations against him of
sexual misconduct.  Eitrheim will serve in this position until a
new North Carolina Synod bishop takes office.  The synod is
scheduled to elect a new bishop on Nov. 2 and that person will
take office on Feb. 2.

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