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• ELCA Synod Bishop, Other Faith Leaders Urge Reauthorization of PEPFAR
  The Rev. Richard H. Graham, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, joined with other faith leaders and government officials on Capitol Hill Dec. 13 in advocating for robust funding and improved policies in the reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
  DECEMBER 19, 2007
  ELCA NEWS
   
• "Keep the Promise" 2008 Advent Calendar Available
  NOVEMBER 28, 2007
   
• Southeastern Iowa Synod Bishop Publishes Op/Ed on HIV and AIDS
  "We are at a critical juncture in the fight against global AIDS. A continued scale-up of treatment and prevention efforts will dramatically slow the epidemic, which rages out of control in the area of Tanzania where we work and in all of sub-Saharan Africa."
  DES MOINES REGISTER
  SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
   
• ELCA Represented at Anglican Conference on Global Poverty and HIV
  The Rev. Callon W. Holloway, Jr., bishop of the Southern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), was one of three ELCA representatives at the "Towards Effective Anglican Mission" (TEAM) conference March 7-14 in Boksburg, South Africa. Billed as "an international conference on prophetic witness, social development, and HIV and AIDS," the conference aimed to enhance current initiatives in social outreach work to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
  ELCA NEWS
  MARCH 28, 2007
   
• ELCA Presiding Bishop Addresses Session of International AIDS Conference
  ELCA NEWS
  AUGUST 22, 2006
   
• Letter to Chairman Specter and Ranking Member Harkin Supporting HIV/AIDS Program Funding
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
  JULY 10, 2006
   
• Letter to Chairman McConnell and Ranking Member Leahy Supporting HIV/AIDS Program Funding
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
  JUNE 23, 2006
   
• Statement of U.S. Christian Communities in Response to UNGASS Five-Year Review of World Commitments on HIV/AIDS
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
  AUGUST 8, 2006
   
• ELCA Participates in UN Assembly on HIV/AIDS
  ELCA NEWS
  JUNE 19, 2006
   
• "Keep the Promise" Teaching Resource on HIV and AIDS
  ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
  MAY 2006
   
• UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS Background Brief and Resource
  APRIL 28, 2006
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE