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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Two Lutherans will leave the Augustinian priory in Erfurt, Germany, Aug. 22, and walk one thousand miles to Rome, retracing the footsteps of Martin Luther. But for the Rev. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson and her husband, Dr. Andrew Lars Wilson, it's much more than a long hike -- it's a chance to meet people face-to-face and interact with those who follow their journey online about the importance of ecumenism.
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'God's work. Our hands.' is a promise of what Lutherans can do together. Watch "Stories of Hope and Promise" to see what we are doing together through our mission support. This eight-minute video includes four inspiring stories of how lives--of seminary students, of inner-city children, of members of a new start congregation, of soldiers--have been changed through the ministries of the ELCA.
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- Nearly one in four American children are hungry, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Bishops and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are working together to fight hunger among children.
"Our job as the domestic caucus of the Conference of Bishops is to do our best to advocate for the hungry in America," said the Rev. James F. Mauney, bishop, ELCA Virginia Synod, Salem, and chair of the domestic caucus. In cooperation with the ELCA Washington Office, more than 34 of the ELCA's 65 synod bishops are participating in a nationwide movement to provide reliable and nutritious meals for hungry children, he said.
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STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- In what the Rev. Mark S. Hanson described as possibly "the most significant legacy this assembly will leave," the Eleventh Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) here took the historic step of asking the Mennonites for forgiveness for past persecutions, according to a news release from Lutheran World Information (LWI). Delegates unanimously approved a statement July 22 calling Lutherans to express their regret and sorrow for past wrongdoings towards Anabaptists and asking for forgiveness, the release said.
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“True humanity” is found in giving and receiving
“Give Us Today Our Daily Bread”: words to God are now also words from Lutherans to each other and to the world
STUTTGART, Germany, 27 July 2010 – When Christians pray “Give Us Today Our Daily Bread,” the words are addressed to God. But Lutherans attending the Eleventh Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) here turned those words also towards each other in a message to the 145 churches in 79 countries that are members of the global Lutheran communion.
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