WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The top bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was elected president of the Lutheran World Federation during the July 26 Winnipeg, Manitoba, meeting. Mark Hanson was elected to a six-year term. Hanson, who will remain as head of the 5.1 million-member ELCA, was elected on the first ballot in a 267-111 vote, beating out Susan…
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