Main stage
Evening mass gatherings and morning closing worship were held in Detroit’s Ford Field.
‘Hunger is not
caused by scarcity. Hunger is caused by inequality. My faith
in the impossible life of Christ makes me believe the end of hunger is possible.’
Mikka McCracken, program director for ELCA World Hunger, shares her story and talks about the Walk for Water.
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton high fi ves youth as she approaches the stage to welcome participants on the fi rst day of the Gathering.
‘God has blessed us with you through your ministry and
presence among us.’ — Bishop Eaton
Heidi
During closing worship, Heidi Hagstrom (right) was thanked for her sixth and fi nal year as Gathering director. “Through this ministry I have experienced the breadth and the depth of the ELCA in ways that will substantially inform the next leg of my journey in service to Christ’s church,” said Hagstrom, who has taken a position with the Theological Education for Emerging Ministries program at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. Molly Beck Dean (left) was installed as Gathering director during the service.
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