April 7 after he allegedly struck and killed jogger Maureen Mengelt, 52, in Madison, Wis. Burnside was released from jail April 11 on a sig- nature bond and entered an inpatient treatment facility. Philip Hougen, former bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod, is serving as interim bishop. Burnside’s term concludes the end of June. The synod assem- bly was expected to decide May 4 on the recommendation of its council to delay the election of a bishop until the fall.
Former NCC leader dies Bob Edgar, 69, a past National Coun- cil of Churches of Christ general secretary known for religious bridge- building, died of a heart attack April 23 while at home in Burke, Va. Edgar, a United Methodist minister, led the NCC through a series of restructur- ing cuts. At the time of his death, he was head of Common Cause, a non- partisan government accountability organization. Edgar was elected to Congress from southeastern Penn- sylvania in 1974. He served as presi-
Chinese pastor Wang Hong (in orange uniform), part of the Luzhou Church’s trained search-and-rescue team, points to some of the damage after an April earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province. (See story below.)
dent of the Claremont [Calif.] School of Theology for 10 years before tak- ing the helm at the NCC in 2000.
ELCA supports churches in China After a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck central China April 20, the ELCA sent $15,000 to the China Christian Council for emergency food, tents, quilts, medicine and more in the Sichuan province. ELCA companion Luzhou Church
immediately responded by mobiliz- ing pastoral staff, its Luzhou Gos- pel Hospital personnel and rescue dogs. More than 200 people died in the earthquake and its aftershocks, which injured more than 11,800 others and destroyed thousands of homes. Donations may be made to Lutheran Disaster Response, 39330 Treasury Center, Chicago, IL 60694- 9300; 800-638-3522;
www.elca.org/ giving.
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Helping hands Craig Diehl (left), Lindsay Fitch-
ett, Nicole Gill, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Bishop Claire Burkat and Caroline Ehrenfeld clean debris from Superstorm Sandy at the For- sythe National Wildlife Refuge in Brick, N.J. About 350 youth and adults participated in the synod’s annual 2013 Help- ing Hands Day. Participants cleaned beaches, marshlands and streets in Ocean County, N.J. The day was a cooperative effort of the synod and the New Jersey Synod, Lutheran Disaster Response-affiliated social min- istry organizations, Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey and Lutheran Congregational Services/Liberty Lutheran in southeast Pennsylvania.
CHRIS KENDIG June 2013 9
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