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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

August 27, 2001

FALL 2001 MOSAIC FOCUSES ON AFRICA, 'STAND WITH AFRICA' CAMPAIGN
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     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- MOSAIC, the video magazine of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), focuses on the church in Africa in
the fall 2001 issue.  MOSAIC topics include the spread of Christianity
in Africa, the AIDS crisis and a campaign to focus support for African
churches and communities.
     The fall issue of the video magazine is available to congregations
Sept. 1.  There are three segments:
     + "Africans: The Real Church Growth Experts" examines how some
African churches are spreading the gospel, resulting in phenomenal
growth in congregations.  This segment features congregations in the
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Tanzania.
     + "From Coffins to Hope: AIDS in Africa" explores how some
Africans are facing the AIDS crisis that has devastated parts of the
continent.  How Lutheran churches in Senegal, Ethiopia and Tanzania
address the AIDS crisis are also featured.
     + "Stand with Africa," a Lutheran campaign to bring attention to
and support for African churches, is featured in a promotional video
segment.  The three-year campaign focuses on HIV/AIDS, food security,
and peace and reconciliation.  It is coordinated by the ELCA World
Hunger Program, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) World Relief, and
Lutheran World Relief, the overseas relief and development agency of the
ELCA and LCMS.
     MOSAIC is produced and distributed by the ELCA Department for
Communication.  It is intended for educational use in a variety of
congregational settings including Sunday School classes, adult forums,
youth groups, women's and men's groups, new member classes, church
council meetings, committee meetings and other organizational meetings.
     Each issue includes a user guide with a synopsis of each segment
and discussion questions.  MOSAIC is issued quarterly.  Annual
subscriptions are available through the ELCA Department for
Communication.
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     Specific information about MOSAIC subscriptions and the contents
of each issue are available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.elca.org/co/mosaic or by contacting the ELCA Department for
Communication by phone at 800/628-3522 ext. 6009.  Digital photographs
that accompany each story can be requested by e-mail to mosaic@elca.org
or by phone.

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John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
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