ELCA News Blog
January 9, 2007
Bennett, Infelt to get 'Seeds of Hope' awards from Wheat Ridge Ministries
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service
Wheat Ridge Ministries will honor two members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with 2007 "Seeds of Hope" awards Feb. 3 in Arlington Heights, Ill. Josselyn N. Bennett, director for poverty ministries, ELCA Church in Society, and the Rev. Charles D. Infelt, Holy Family Lutheran Church, Chicago, will be recognized "for their exemplary dedication and commitment to serving in ministries of health, hope and healing," according to a Wheat Ridge news release. Wheat Ridge will also honor Kenneth Black, pastoral assistant, Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle, Ill., a congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Wheat Ridge Ministries is a nonprofit independent organization that seeds new ministries of "health and hope in the name of the healing Christ." It gives "Seeds of Hope" awards "to thank God for gifted and dedicated individuals who are a blessing to others as they share health and hope through a lifetime of service in their church and community." Wheat Ridge will host a similar event Feb. 19 in Sarasota, Fla., to honor Dr. Betty Duda, Cindi Kopelman, Michael Mueller, the Rev. Robert Selle and the Rev. Robert Zimmer. Past "Seeds of Hope" events have been held in Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Omaha, Neb., St. Paul, Minn., St. Louis, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog