Article By Pauline J. Chang
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Lutheran Head Pledges Prayer for Bush
Bishop Mark Hanson, head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran World Federation, pledged to pray for the president and lauded the nation’s newly elected leaders to serve the w
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Contributions Rise while Membership Drops in Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod reported a net membership drop of some 23,778 members, and a gain of $53 million in contributions for 2003
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WCC Calls for Renewed Fellowship in Light of Renewed US Leadership
''We do not ask whose side God was on in this election. Rather, like Abraham Lincoln when he confronted a divisive war, we seek to be found on God's side''
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Ecumenical Leader Says Nation is Divided, Affirms Need for Prayer
Bob Edgar, head of the National Council of Churches, said the election ‘confirmed that we are a divided nation,’ but expressed a desire to walk for justice ‘regardless of who leads our country’
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