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.
Cindy Halverson (Director, ELCA Fund for Leaders in Mission) and John Gilbert hold a $1 million check from Thrivent.