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Bryan Penman Elected Bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
May 11, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 11 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release:

The Rev. Bryan J. Penman, Conshohocken, Pa., was elected May 4 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, May 3-4 at Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford, Pa.

Penman was elected on the fifth ballot, with 203 votes. The Rev. Karl M . . .

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