Lutheran, Episcopal Bishops Head to Capitol Hill

on December 14, 2012
Lutheran and Episcopal Church bishops meet with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill.
Lutheran and Episcopal Church bishops meet with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill.

Bishops from five Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Synods and five Episcopal Church Dioceses are gathered in Washington this week.

Urging law makers to retain international development assistance focused on alleviating poverty, the bishops met with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress. They were also briefed on peace and humanitarian issues in Sudan and South Sudan.

Seen here are Bishop Prince Singh of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, Bishop Marc Andrus of the Episcopal Diocese of California, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Bishop Wolfgang Herz-Lane of the ELCA Delaware-Maryland Synod, Bishop Michael Girlinghouse of the ELCA Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, and Retired Bishop David Colin Jones (Virginia) and current president of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church in Sudan.

h/t ELCA Advocacy

  1. Comment by J P Logan on December 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    You really should have a contest for the best caption for this photo. People could get real creative, e.g., Nancy Pelosi stretches out to embrace clergy, who give her a spiritual life.

  2. Comment by J P Logan on December 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Try again:
    Nancy Pelosi stretches out to embrace clergy, who give her a spiritual lift.

  3. Comment by dover1952 on December 15, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Hey there. You Gomers and Goobers here at IRD are welcome to come over and visit us at the Archaeology in Tennessee blog. I have a post up about the fiscal cliff if anyone is interested.

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