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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding Bishop to Lead Delegation to Visit World Church Leaders

An official Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) delegation of clergy and lay leaders will Taxi Heathrow Airport travel through Europe Feb. 3-17, visiting world Christian church leaders and key staff based in London, Istanbul, Rome and Geneva. The 2010 Ecumenical Journey, led by the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop and president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), is part of the church's declaration of ecumenical commitment, adopted by the 1991 ELCA Churchwide Assembly.

Chicago, Wednesday, February 3, 2010