September 01, 2010

ELCA Bishop Comments on NY Muslim Center Proposal

ELCA NEWS SERVICE

The Bishop is Rev. Robert Rimbo of the Metro NY Synod.  He was a colleague and friend when I served my first congregation in Detroit, MI and a very thoughtful, dedicated churchman. - Pr. Linda


August 31, 2010

ELCA Synod Bishop Comments on New York Muslim Center Proposal
10-234-JB

    CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Regardless of whether people approve or disapprove
of a possible Muslim community center or mosque in lower Manhattan, a
synod bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) wrote
in an Aug. 30 public statement that this is a time for all to be
sensitive to one another and for Christians to learn more about Islam.

More http://www.elca.org/News/Releases.asp?a=4621

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elcanews


--
Rev. Linda Anderson-Little
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
6325 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO  63117
314.721.6974 (w)
314.581.6365 (cell)
www.stmarkselca.com