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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

March 22, 1999

SOLOMONSON NAMED MANAGING EDITOR
OF "THE LUTHERAN" MAGAZINE
99-11-062-JB

     CHICAGO (ELCA)   Sonia C. Solomonson was named managing editor of
"The Lutheran," the magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA), effective April 1.
     Solomonson is presently senior editor of the magazine.  She succeeds
Roger Kahle, who died Dec. 1.
     "The Lutheran" is fortunate to have someone with Sonia's skills and
experience for this position, particularly in providing continuity for the
magazine's leadership," said the Rev. Edgar Trexler, editor. "She will
provide a solid basis for the continuing ministry of the magazine, and will
do so with competence and grace."
     Solomonson has served on the staff of "The Lutheran" since the ELCA's
inception in 1988. She has served as news editor, features editor, senior
news editor and most recently, senior editor responsible for the magazine's
"Our Church at Work" section. This section reports on the life and
activities of the ELCA, its synods, agencies and institutions, and on
global missions and ecumenical relationships, Trexler said.
  Her work also included coordination of staff editors, domestic and
international correspondents and freelance photographers and editors.
  Solomonson held several positions prior to coming to "The Lutheran." 
She was assistant director of interpretation with the Office of
Communication and Mission Support in the former American Lutheran Church,
Minneapolis.  Prior to working with the ALC, she developed advertising and
marketing strategies for businesses and designed brochures, catalogs and
other print resources.
  She recently returned from a reporting trip to Tanzania, one of a
number of overseas assignments during her tenure with "The Lutheran" over
the years. Solomonson currently covers the ELCA Church Council for "The
Lutheran."
  A former missionary in Papua New Guinea, Solomonson holds a
journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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