The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America resulted from a union of three North American Lutheran church bodies: The American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the Lutheran Church in America.
The three churches agreed to unite in 1982. They formed a 70-member Commission for a New Lutheran Church, which planned the merger. The plan was approved by church conventions in 1986, and the ELCA constituting convention was held April 30-May 3, 1987, with the church actually beginning operations on January 1, 1988.
The ELCA meets in assembly every two years; at its 2001 Churchwide Assembly it elected its third bishop, The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, who will be eligible for re-election at the 2007 Churchwide Assembly.
The web site provides current news, events, resources, access to church leaders, and locating a church.
The Northeastern Ohio Synod web site contains information about and links to ELCA congregations and ministries in Northeast Ohio. The web site offers a friendly roadmap of our synod for those seeking a church home, for congregations looking for assistance, for clergy and lay people involved in NEOS ministries, or for those just visiting.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans exists to help its members achieve financial security and give back to their congregations, institutions and the broader community.
The organization and its
affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services including life
insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products
and more.
As a not-for-profit membership organization, Thrivent Financial also sponsors
national outreach programs and activities that enable its members to demonstrate
their care for others through support of congregations, schools, charitable
organizations and needy individuals.
For more than 100 years, Thrivent Financial has
been guided by its members’ shared Lutheran traditions and Christian values.
Today, these same traditions and values form the foundation of an organization
dedicated to improving the quality of life of those it serves.