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ELCA NEWS SERVICE NEWS BRIEF

August 8, 1997

LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY TURNS 90

Lutheran Campus Ministry, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ministry for college and
university students celebrates 90 years of "reminding students of their baptism" and extending an
"invitation to leadership for the church tomorrow."  Campus ministry began in 1907 at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, when the Rev. Howard Gold, Trinity Lutheran Church (now Luther
Memorial Church), Madison, was first called to minister to Lutheran students.  Today, on state and
private university campuses across the country, there are 144 campus pastors and lay professionals
who minister on behalf of the ELCA.  "Lutheran Campus Ministry played a key role in my own faith
development," said the Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop for the ELCA.  "It reaches ...
people at a critical time in their lives, and it often challenges them to lifelong leadership in the
church," he said.  A Lutheran Campus Ministry anniversary and reunion will take place Aug. 8-9 at
the Lutheran Campus Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Special guests include the Rev. A.
Henry Hetland, Park Ridge, Ill.  Known as "Pastor Hank," Hetland built the Lutheran Student House in
Madison and became national director of campus ministry in 1968.  He retired in the late 1970s. The
anniversary program includes worship, a banquet, panel discussions and focus groups.   Lutheran
Campus Ministry will also celebrate its anniversary at the ELCA's Churchwide Assembly in
Philadephia, Aug 13-20.  August 15 has been set aside as the day to give thanks for Lutheran
Campus Ministy.

For information contact:
Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html