Voting members applaud the adoption of the Arab and Middle Eastern Ministry Strategy. See voting results

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The Rev. William Oden, United Methodist Church, takes communion during Thursday's worship service. Earlier on Thursday, the assembly enthusiastically passed Interim Eucharistic Sharing with the United Methodist church, often a preliminary step to a Full Communion Relationship.

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Deborah DeWinter, World Council of Churches and Pr. Robert Edgar, General Secretary, National Council of the Churches of Christ greets the Assembly.

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John Vaughan, a student at Trinity Lutheran School in Kissimmee, Fla., was the lector at Thursday's Service of Holy Communion.

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Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism thanks the ELCA for its work with his community.

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 Address to the Assembly

Cindy Halverson (Director, ELCA Fund for Leaders in Mission) and John Gilbert hold a $1 million check from Thrivent.

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Pr. Margaret Payne (Studies on Sexuality), Pr. James Childs (Studies on Sexuality), Pr. Rebecca Larson (Church in Society), Pr. Stanley Olson (Ministry), and Pr. Jonathan Eilert (Church Council) were resources for the "quasi committee of the whole" discussion of the recommendations on sexuality.

Greetings to the Voting Members from Pr. Robert E. Sawyer from The Moravian Church, Pr. Robina Winbush from the Reformed Churches and Dr. Thomas Ferguson from The Episcopal Church.

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Pr. Julius Carroll, Pr. Rochelle Lewis, and Pr. Fred Rajan served as resource people during consideration of the African Descent Ministry Strategy.

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