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ELCA Northwestern Minnesota Synod bishop comments on Hawley Lutheran Church vote

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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/

ELCA NY Metro Synod bishop comments on New York Muslim center proposal

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According to a press release from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:

“Regardless of whether people approve or disapprove of a possible Muslim community center or mosque in lower Manhattan, a synod bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) wrote in an Aug. 30 public statement that this is a time for all to be sensitive to one another and for Christians to learn more about Islam.

“The Rev. Robert A. Rimbo, bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan New York Synod, wrote a commentary that appears on the synod’s website about the controversial proposal to build the center near the site of the New York City’s World Trade Center, destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

“‘We live in a continuing, escalating culture of fear,’ Rimbo wrote. ’If we succumb to that fear, terrorism and extremism will be able to claim another victory. Rather, it is my hope and prayer that the energy surrounding this proposal can be directed to confronting our fears. Factual information may help.’”

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod adopts four restructuring proposals

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The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod adopted "four proposals on synod structure and governance … including a sweeping proposal that reduced the Synod’s seven program boards to two elected policy boards," according to the denomination’s newspaper.

LCMS’s 64th Regular Convention met July 10-17.

Read the story: tinyurl.com/27gjckm

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod delegates vote to continue cooperative work with ELCA

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Delegates to the national convention of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Houston, Texas, voted overwhelmingly Jutoday to continue cooperative work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) "with theological integrity," according to an ELCA press release.

Delegates also "asked that its leaders assess and report on the current state of cooperation in one year," the release states.

"Resolution 3-03, ‘Cooperation in Externals with Theological Integrity’ was adopted with minor amendments, 961-175, following a lengthy discussion by delegates," the release states.

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

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod delegates vote to continue cooperative work with ELCA

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Delegates to the national convention of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Houston, Texas, voted overwhelmingly Jutoday to continue cooperative work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) "with theological integrity," according to an ELCA press release.

Delegates also "asked that its leaders assess and report on the current state of cooperation in one year," the release states.

"Resolution 3-03, ‘Cooperation in Externals with Theological Integrity’ was adopted with minor amendments, 961-175, following a lengthy discussion by delegates," the release states.

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

Harrison is elected Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod president

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"Rev. Matthew C. Harrison, executive director of LCMS (Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod) World Relief and Human Care since 2001, is the new president-elect of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod," according to the denomination’s website.

"Harrison was elected on the first ballot July 13 by delegates to the church body’s 64th Regular Convention, meeting in Houston. He received 643 votes, or 54 percent."

Read the full story: www.lcms.org/pages/rpage.asp

Northwestern Minn. ELCA women's group elects vice president and secretary

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Ardys Horner was elected vice president and Kathy Englund was elected secretary at the recent convention of the Northwestern Minnesota Synodical Women’s Organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Marjorie Iverson, Almina Beyer and Janet Lindberg were elected for two-year terms on the organization’s board.

Eastern N.D. Synod of ELCA summer newsletter is online

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The newsletter of the Eastern North Dakota Synod of the ELCA contains info on the synod assembly, event information, updates on the call process at various congregations and more.

Read it here: www.eandsynod.org/assets/documents/newsletters/2010/summer-newsletter.pdf

Bishop Larry Wohlrabe's comment on the death of Concordia President Pamela Jolicoeur

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Below is a statement by Bishop Larry Wohlrabe on the death of Concordia President Pamela Jolicoeur. Wohlrabe is the bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was published in "Northern Lights," the synod email newsletter.

Wohlrabe writes:

Our synod has lost a dear friend and passionate servant of Christ, with untimely death of President Pamela Jolicoeur last Wednesday (June 9th). Over the last three years I came to treasure deeply Pam’s friendship and partnership in the ministry of "education for vocation" (as she liked to put it) at Concordia College, Moorhead.

Pam’s commitment to Concordia as a college of the church was steadfast and unwavering. Among the initiatives she pursued at Concordia was an expansion of the office of church relations to include broader attention to vocation and church leadership. She sought out new partnerships between the college and the ELCA, including the new "Fabric of Mutual Ministry" program for first-call theological education in the Eastern ND and NW MN Synods. She affirmed, again and again, the presence of our synod’s offices on the college’s campus.

Just a month ago, Pam welcomed us to Concordia for our synod assembly with words that were warm and heartfelt. Today nearly 1000 mourners gathered at Pam’s home congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, to commend her life to almighty God.

Please join my wife Joy and me in remembering Pam’s life with a gift to the newly-established President Pamela M. Jolicoeur Memorial Scholarship fund at Concordia College; see Concordia’s website for more information on making such a gift.

Bishop Larry Wohlrabe
NW MN Synod – ELCA