Title: Aug. 11 ELCA Churchwide Assembly News Summary ELCA NEWS SERVICE
August 11, 2007
Aug. 11 ELCA Churchwide Assembly News Summary
The 2007 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at Chicago's Navy Pier completed its work today. The assembly was Aug. 6-11, and the theme was "Living in God's Amazing Grace: Thanks be to God!" Here are the stories for Saturday, Aug. 11 (additional stories will be issued in the next few days):
ELCA Assembly Approves Budgets for 2008 and 2009 http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3701
ELCA Assembly Elects David Swartling Secretary of the ELCA http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3702
ELCA Assembly Listens to Youth Voice at Assembly http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3703
ELCA Assembly Honors Lowell Almen with Servus Dei Medal http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3704
ELCA Assembly Adopts 21 Changes to Constitution, Bylaws http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3705
ELCA Assembly Encourages Restraint in Discipline of Congregations, Leaders http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3706
ELCA Assembly Requests Clarification of Bishops' Accountability http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3707
ELCA Assembly Requests HIV and AIDS Strategy Development http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3708
ELCA Assembly Acts to Strengthen the Church's Financial Future http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3709
ELCA Assembly Receives Multicultural Ministries Report http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3710
ELCA Assembly Receives Report from Lutheran Disaster Response http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3712
ELCA Assembly Hears Bible Study on Lutheran Ethics http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3713
2009 ELCA Assembly Scheduled for Minneapolis http://www.ELCA.org/news/releases.asp?a=3714
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org http://www.elca.org/news