ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on the Reformed Church in America General Synod 2021
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on the Reformed Church in America General Synod 2021

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter regarding the actions of the Reformed Church in America’s (RCA) Oct. 14-19 General Synod meeting in Tuscon,…

First woman ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi
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First woman ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi

Bertha Godfrey Munkhondya became the first woman ordained to the ministry of word and sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM) on Sept. 26. In a congratulatory letter…

Bishop Eaton joins congregation for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday acts of service
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Bishop Eaton joins congregation for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday acts of service

Editor’s note: The following is reprinted with permission from the ELCA Southwest California Synod newsletter. On Sunday, Sept. 12, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton visited Los Angeles for the installation…

ELCA Executive Committee appoints Carlos Peña as interim vice president
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ELCA Executive Committee appoints Carlos Peña as interim vice president

The Executive Committee of the ELCA Church Council has acted on Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s recommendation to appoint Carlos Peña as the ELCA’s interim vice president, effective immediately. Peña previously…

ELCA mourns death of Vice President Bill Horne
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ELCA mourns death of Vice President Bill Horne

William “Bill” Horne II, vice president of the ELCA, died Aug. 14 of a suspected heart attack. Horne was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clearwater, Fla. He…

Vocation and full personhood
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Vocation and full personhood

Editor’s update: Brenda Bos was installed as bishop of the Southwest California Synod Sept. 12, 2021, at Angelica Lutheran Church in Los Angeles. Many bishops have had interesting and varied career…