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ELCA’s European American Lutheran Association to hold first biennial meeting this month; group’s purpose is to ‘dismantle racism, white privilege and white power by recognizing and confessing our individual and corporate sin and addressing institutional racism in the church’

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The European American Lutheran Association (EALA) will hold its first biennial meeting Oct. 28-30 at the Wyndham Milwaukee Hotel and Conference Center, Milwaukee. The EALA is the newest and one of six ethnic associations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

“The purpose of the EALA is to dismantle racism, white privilege and white power by recognizing and confessing our individual and corporate sin and addressing institutional racism in the church,” said Kathy B. Long, EALA president, Redmond, Wash. “We want to walk with our brothers and sisters of color together.”

Source: ELCA press release.

Read more: http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=4650

A $4.2 million reduction in spending helps ELCA maintain income/outgo balance, but treasurer expresses concern about continuing declines in mission support

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A mid-year budget reduction of $4.2 million in current fund spending by the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has helped the churchwide organization maintain a balance of income and spending for 2010 through Aug. 31, said Christina Jackson-Skelton, ELCA treasurer.  However, in a report to ELCA leaders, she expressed concern about continuing declines in mission support income to the churchwide organization, down $5 million so far this year.

Source: ELCA press release.

Read the full release: http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=4649

Ballet Magnificat! coming to Bethel Church in Fargo

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Ballet Magnificat! tells the story of the Israelites’ deliverance from bondage in Egypt through dance in their production of “Deliver Us!” It also offers a “glimpse of another deliverer: Jesus Christ.”

The performance is 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Bethel Church, 2702 30th Ave. S. in Fargo. Tickets are $10. Children 5 and under are admitted free.

For more information, call (701) 232-4476.

Editor of ELCA magazine “The Lutheran” says magazine won’t give NALC “any special coverage just because of its heritage. This group, like Elvis, has left the building”

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Daniel J. Lehmann

In the current issue of “The Lutheran,” an ELCA publication, its editor Daniel Lehmann writes:

“Page 8 of this issue contains a 203-word article (“Another Lutheran body formed“) on the founding of another Lutheran denomination. No more, no less.

The North American Lutheran Church came about in response to the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly decisions on sexuality…

“What we have here is a classic case of schism — a formal division or separation in the Christian church …

“So now the NALC becomes, in the eyes of this magazine, one more Lutheran denomination. Just as the staff follows major events in the life of the LCMS, the same will be true with the NALC. The Lutheran won’t give it any special coverage just because of its heritage. This group, like Elvis, has left the building.”

Read the full editorial: http://www.thelutheran.com/article/article.cfm?article_id=9348

Wannaska church votes to cut ELCA ties

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Riverside Lutheran Church in Wannaska, Minn., passed its final vote Sunday to cut ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Read more: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/293049/publisher_ID/1/

Talk about it: http://topics.areavoices.com/2010/09/29/wannaska-church-votes-to-cut-elca-ties/

Rural Menahga, Detroit Lakes churches cut ties to ELCA

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Lutheran congregations near Menahga and Detroit Lakes in Minnesota have passed final votes to sever ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

The votes made those congregations the eighth and ninth congregations to leave the Northwestern Minnesota Syond since the controversial 2009 Churchwide Assembly.

Read the story: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/292807/

Talk about it: http://topics.areavoices.com/2010/09/27/menahga-detroit-lakes-churches-cut-ties-to-elca/

Video of ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson’s town hall forum is now online

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Bishop Mark Hanson

Video from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s “town hall” Sunday is now online. Bishop Mark Hanson took questions from individuals at the event and via the internet. Here’s the video:

http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Faithful-Mission/Town-Hall-Forum/Video-100919.aspx

Here’s  info on the forum if you’re not familiar with it.

Divinity and Beyond talks to the ELCA’s Jen Nagel

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From www.divinityandbeyond.com

Faith blog Divinity and Beyond talked to Rev. Jen Nagel of Minneapolis who is one of four lesbian pastors in Minnesota welcomed this month to the clergy roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Read the Divinity and Beyond post: http://www.divinityandbeyond.com/?p=706

Bishop Mark Hanson’s ‘town hall’ touches on issues ranging from human sexuality to evangelism to relationships with Muslims

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Mark Hanson, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, spoke about a range of issues such as sexuality, mission funding, Christianity and relationships with the Muslim world.

Read the ELCA press release on the town hall at: http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/Our-Three-Expressions/Churchwide-Organization/Communication-Services/News/Releases.aspx?a=4639

I’ll post a link to the video when it’s up, which should be Wednesday.

ELCA Northwestern Minnesota Synod bishop comments on Hawley Lutheran Church vote

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Bishop Larry Wohlrabe - from www.prettygoodlutherans.com

Forum reporter Mila Koumpilova reported today that Hawley Lutheran Church in Hawley, Minn., had passed the first of two votes required to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Read the story here: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/291776/

Northwestern Minnesota Synod Bishop Larry Wohlrabe made a comment for the story that couldn’t be included in the story because of deadline constraints. Here is his comment: “Hawley Lutheran Church is a strong, active congregation. We would hate to lose them from our fellowship in the ELCA. I look forward to the consultation I’ll be having with them, which is a required part of the disaffiliation process. This will be an opportunity for me to hear their concerns and urge them to remain in the ELCA.”

Talk about the Hawley Lutheran vote here: http://topics.areavoices.com/2010/09/19/hawley-church-votes-to-leave-elca/