William B. Horne II of St. Paul’s Lutheran, Clearwater, Fla., was elected vice president of the ELCA on the fourth ballot with 565 votes. 540 votes were necessary for an election on the fourth ballot.

Mikka McCracken, director for planning engagement with ELCA World Hunger, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Laureate and Liberian peace activist, participate in morning worship.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton thanks the three vice president nominees for sharing their thoughts during the election process. Pictured left to right: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Cheryl Stuart of St. Stephen Lutheran, Tallahassee, Fla., Becky Blue of Gloria Dei Lutheran, Sioux Falls, S.D., and William Horne of St. Paul’s Lutheran, Clearwater, Fla.

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton presents President Samuel Ndanga Toué of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic with a gift after he greets the assembly.

“I’ve come to the conclusion that the state of our world is the reflection of our church,” said Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee in her address to the Grace Gathering.