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The Lutheran World Federation
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| 02.08.2003 |
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| New LWF Council Holds its First Meeting |
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Treasurer, Vice-Presidents Elected
WINNIPEG, Canada/GENEVA, 2 August 2003 (LWI) – A day after the Tenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) closed its business here, the newly elected Council held its first meeting July 31 to August 2. It was chaired by the newly elected LWF President, Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Key decisions by the Council included the election of the Treasurer and vice-presidents for the LWF regions, the Executive Committee and members of the Council’s program committees. A significant action was expanding the number of Program Committees from five to seven, thereby increasing the membership of the Executive Committee, which also acts as the personnel committee
The new changes are as a result of a recommendation from the September 2002 Council in Wittenberg, Germany, that the previous Standing Committees for Ecumenical Affairs and International Affairs and Human Rights respectively, be changed to Program Comittees.
On July 26, the Tenth Assembly elected Hanson as LWF President, representing the North American region. The Council elected Oberkirchenrat Peter Stoll, Evangelical Church in Württemberg, Germany, as Treasurer, representing Central Western Europe.
The seven LWF regions are represented by the positions of President, Treasurer and Vice-Presidents. The Council elected as vice-presidents:
Africa - Bishop Dr Zephania Kameeta, Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia;
Asia – Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan (with congregations also in Israel and Palestine);
Central Eastern Europe - Bishop Dr Christoph Klein, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania;
Nordic Countries – Bishop Eero Huovinen, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland;
Latin America and the Caribbean – Rev. Victoria Cortez Rodríguez, The Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope
The chairpersons of the seven Program Committees include:
Finance and Administration – Oberkirchenrat Peter Stoll;
Communication Services - Rev. Kristín Tómassdóttir, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland;
Ecumenical Affairs - Rev. Dr Joachim Track, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Germany;
International Affairs and Human Rights – Ms Diadem Depayso, Lutheran Church in the Phillipines;
Theology and Studies - Rev. Dr Barbara Rossing, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America;
Mission and Development – Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil;
World Service – Rev. Marie J. Barnett, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone.
The Council also approved the distribution of its members to the respective program committees. The governing body resolved that the Executive Committee in consultation with the member churches will appoint up to 23 Advisors to the Council at its February 2004 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
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