Join ReconcilingWorks at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly
All Things New at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly
Sermon from Bishop-Elect Erwin will be history in the making
Join ReconcilingWorks at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly August 12-17 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We are excited to be part of this important event that takes place only every few years and helps determine the direction of the ELCA. It is also a time to come together as a church family and for us to stand in solidarity with each other for the issues we care about.
A highlight of our activities will be the worship service hosted by ReconcilingWorks and Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries on Wednesday, August 14, at 8:00 p.m. We are delighted to announce that our preacher will be Bishop-Elect Guy Erwin and the presiding minister will be Bishop Dean Nelson. Both leaders are from the Southwest California Synod. We will gather in worship to receive God's unconditional welcome as well as to give formal witness to the lingering incompleteness of the institutional church's welcome, inclusion, and advocacy. All churchwide voting members, assembly visitors, and the general public are invited.
See a brief schedule of our activities here. Check back often for updates!
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