A partnership ministry of the

Church in Society Program Unit of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),

Pennsylvania Lutheran synods, and

Pennsylvania-based ELCA agencies and institutions.

 

900 S. Arlington Avenue, Suite 117

Harrisburg, PA  17109

Telephone:  717-545-3500

Fax:  717-545-3501

Email:  lampa@lamp.org

 

 

 

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2008 Policy Council

The twenty-member Policy Council for Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania is composed of:

  • two representatives, appointed by the synodical bishop, from each of the                              seven ELCA synods in Pennsylvania;

  • a bishop from one of the seven ELCA synods in Pennsylvania; and

  • up to five representatives from the Pennsylvania Lutheran Network.

Policy Council members are eligible to serve two consecutive terms of three years each, for a total of six years.

For additional information on members, click here.

Executive Committee:

  • Patricia Savage, Chair
  • The Rev. Dennis Smith, Vice-chair
  • The Rev. Karl Runser, Treasurer
  • The Rev. Ed Robbins, Secretary

Members Representing:

Allegheny Synod:

  • Paula Ford, Altoona
  • The Rev. Betty E. Landis, Altoona

Lower Susquehanna Synod:

  • The Rev. Edward J. Robbins, Glen Rock
  • Vacancy

Northeastern PA Synod:

  • Judith Gifford, Schnecksville
  • Kenneth Miller, Coopersburg

Northwestern PA Synod:

  • The Rev. Karl Runser, Galeton
  • Bob Massing, Greenville

Southeastern PA Synod:

  • The Rev. Andrena Ingram, Philadelphia
  • The Rev. Serena S. Sellers, Norristown

Southwestern PA Synod:

  • The Rev. William A. Hower, Moon Township
  • Wayne Franzen, Pittsburgh

Upper Susquehanna Synod:

  • Ruth Koble, Sunbury
  • The Rev. Dennis Smith, Milroy

Pennsylvania Bishops:

  • Bishop B. Penrose Hoover, Lower Susquehanna Synod

Pennsylvania Lutheran Network:

Social Ministry Organizations:

  • Leighton "Mac" McKeithen, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center, Allentown
  • The Rev. Dr. John Richter, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Allentown
  • Patricia Savage, Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries, Hollidaysburg

Lutheran Institutions:

  • The Rev. Dr. Robin Steinke, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg
  • Matthew James, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

õ Members’ addresses and contact numbers are available by contacting the LAMPa office at 717-545-3500.

 

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