Ms. Linda J. Brown (Chair, Budget and Finance Committee, Church Council) and Pr. Charles Miller (ELCA Executive for Administration)
Bp. Hanson receives a $1 million check for the ELCA Fund for Leaders in Mission from John Gilbert, former chairman of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Board of Directors.
Bp. Hanson honors John Gilbert with a mosaic of the ELCA emblem. It is inscribed with the verses from 1 Cor. 12:4-7.