ELCA NEWS SERVICE
August 12, 2007
2009 ELCA Assembly Scheduled for Minneapolis 07-CWA-052-BMC
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The 2009 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is set for Aug. 17- 23, 2009, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn. A formal announcement of the 2009 site was made as the 2007 assembly ended Aug. 11.
The 2007 Churchwide Assembly, the chief legislative authority of the ELCA, met here Aug. 6-11 at Navy Pier's Festival Hall. About 2,000 people participated, including 1,069 ELCA voting members. The theme for the biennial assembly was "Living in God's Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!"
In closing the 2007 assembly, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop, commended the 2007 churchwide assembly voting members for being "stewards of unity in diversity."
"We have spoken to Iraq. We have spoken to HIV/AIDS. We have renewed our commitment to world hunger. We have said: It's God's work, but our hands," said Hanson.
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Information about the 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly can be found at http://www.ELCA.org/assembly/ on the Web.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news