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- Jun 15, 2019
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Juneteenth Materials Written by the ELCA

The National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States asked the ELCA to write this year's materials. The ELCA is the whitest major denomination in the United States and has been a leading voice in fighting racism in the United States. It is an honor for our denomination to be recognized for trying to fight discrimination.

Has First Lutheran ever studied materials prepared by the NCC, the group which published the Revised and New Revised Standard Versions of the Bible?

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