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The Welcome Church installs pastor
The Welcome Center, a new church without walls in Center City that extends a special welcome to people experiencing homelessness, installed the Rev. Violet Little as pastor on Sunday afternoon in Rittenhouse Park.
ELCA ads: "God's Work. Our Hands."
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is adding television to a pilot advertising campaign with the tag line, "God's work. Our hands." The Travel Channel is broadcasting two 30-second spots a total of about 60 times from Sept. 29 through Oct. 12 on cable and satellite television.
Sign up now for 2008 Mission Fair
There's still time to align your ministry with God's dreams at the 2008 Mission Fair. Registration ends Oct. 3. Don't miss this opportunity to explore your missional potential with author and outreach expert Dave Daubert at the Oct. 18 event at St. Matthew, Springfield.
Mission Fair offers practical ideas to renew your congregation
The Holy Spirit is m o v i n g across the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. God has great dreams for our community and our world. How can we, as Lutherans in Southeastern Pennsylvania, be more effective in helping those dreams come true? We'll start figuring this out together at the 2008 Mission Fair on Saturday, Oct. 18 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Springfield. Our time will be practical, interactive, and spiritual as we explore what we can do to connect God's reign with our time and our neighborhoods.
Practicing God's dream ... now!
God has great dreams for our community and our world. How can we, as Lutherans in Southeastern Pennsylvania, be more effective in helping those dreams come true? We'll start figuring this out together at the 2008 Mission Fair on Saturday, Oct. 18 at St. Matthew's, Springfield.
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Watch new malaria video
A new 2-minute video features a school for orphans in Mozambique where a clinic is being built in partnership with the Lutheran Church in Mozambique and the Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI). The clinic will test for malaria, provide life-saving drugs and stop the deadly disease.
ELCA seeks input on genetics statement
The ELCA is seeking input on a draft social statement on Genetics that will be presented to the 2011 Churchwide Assembly. Congregations and members are encouraged to review and discuss the draft statement, which addresses faithful responses to issues including human cloning, genetic testing and screening, genetically modified food, and other subjects.

Pastor Pat Davenport works with new mission congregations as the deployed Mission Director for our synod, as well as redevelopment and congregational revitalization, evangelism, and transformational ministry. She also relates to the Central Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia, and Northwest/Olney conferences.