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Lutherans Witness Medical, Spiritual Healing in China
LUZHOU, China (ELCA) -- A respirator unit has helped save the lives
of more than 80 infants at the People's Hospital in Luzhou, China. Staff
from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Global Mission
visited the neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital Sept. 2 and
witnessed firsthand how engagement between the ELCA and the Christian
church in China can lead to life-saving ministries.

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Lutherans Call for Energy, Environmental Stewardship
WASHINGTON (ELCA) -- Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA) are showing a greater interest and concern in energy
issues, according to Mary Minette, director for environmental education
and advocacy, ELCA Washington Office.

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U.S. Lutherans, Chinese Christians Engage in Theology, Social Service
SHANGHAI (ELCA) -- Two areas of common interest between U.S.
Lutherans and Chinese Christians are theological education and social
services. Staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA)
Global Mission met here Sept. 3 with leaders of the China Christian
Council (CCC) to learn how these areas of common interest can serve as
critical points of ministry between the CCC and ELCA.

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ELCA Joins Interfaith Religious Leaders to Address Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
joined a coalition of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders to denounce
rising anti-Muslim rhetoric and bigotry in the United States, as the
country prepares to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11,
2001, terrorist attacks.

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Four ELCA Young Adults on Road Trip to Talk About Global Service
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Four Lutheran young adults started a three-month
road trip Aug. 27 to recruit people their age to consider a year of work
overseas. Stephanie Anderson, Nathan Berkas, Sara Higgins and Elliot
Williams are visiting congregations, college campuses and other areas
where young people hang out to share how international service can be
life-changing. They returned from their service four weeks ago.

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North Carolina ELCA Congregations Affected Little by Hurricane Earl
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- It appears that Hurricane Earl did little damage
to Eastern North Carolina Sept. 3. The eye of the storm remained
offshore, and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) synod and
congregational leaders in affected areas reported no significant damage.

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ELCA's Finlandia University Reports Significant Enrollment Growth
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Finlandia University, Hancock, Mich., reported it
will welcome 673 students to its campus this fall, an increase of 18
percent over the 568 students it welcomed one year ago. The fall 2010
enrollment is the school's largest in 25 years, and the highest since
Finlandia began offering four-year degrees in 1996, according to a
university news release.

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ELCA Congregations to Host Gatherings, Strive to be Centers of Hospitality
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- People around the world are on the move, and
Lutherans are examining some of the reasons why -- climate change, food
security, civil and political unrest and more. To address the global and
local realities of migration and accompaniment, the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) is hosting "Glocal Mission Gatherings" this fall
and next year to help congregations serve as centers of hospitality.

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LDR, ELCA Synods, Social Ministry Organizations Prepare for Hurricane Earl
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Leaders and members of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) living along the Eastern Seaboard of the United
States are preparing for Hurricane Earl, while leaders of Lutheran
Disaster Response (LDR) and affiliated organizations have made some
preliminary response plans.

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John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [email]
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ELCA Commits Additional $110,000 for Pakistan Floods
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- International Disaster Response (IDR) of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) announced Aug. 31 it has
committed an additional $110,000 to respond to human needs in Pakistan,
where widespread flooding from monsoons has greatly affected the country.

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