ELCA News Blog
June 6, 2007
'Wm. Chris' Boerger re-elected bishop of ELCA Northwest Washington Synod
by Lauren A. Lamb,* ELCA News Service
The Rev. William C. "Wm. Chris" Boerger was re-elected to a six- year term as bishop of the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at the synod assembly June 1-2 in Lynnwood, Wash. Boerger, 58, was re-elected on the first ballot for bishop with 358 votes. A second nominee, determined earlier by a synod nomination process, the Rev. Victor C. Langford, III, Seattle, withdrew from the election, leaving Boerger unopposed. Boerger's new term begins Sept. 1.
Boerger was born in Columbus, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash. Pacific Lutheran is one of 28 ELCA colleges and universities. Boerger earned a master of divinity degree from Christ Seminary-Seminex, St. Louis. He was ordained in 1978. Prior to his election as bishop, Boerger served as pastor at Northlake Lutheran Church, Kenmore, Wash. He previously served as pastor of ELCA congregations in Friday Harbor and Everett, Wash.
The ELCA Northwest Washington Synod has 51,822 baptized members in 108 congregations. The synod office is in Seattle.
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* Information was provided by Margit R. Peiffle, communication administrator, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod.
* Lauren A. Lamb is a senior public relations and speech communication major at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. This summer she is an intern with the ELCA News Service.
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