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Effects of the Exodus:

Christina Jackson-Skelton, ELCA treasurer, said the projection for 2011 current fund income is a decrease of nearly $2.5 million from revised estimates for 2010. In particular, the 2011 budget is based on $48 million in anticipated mission support income, reduced from the $51 million in anticipated mission support for 2010, she said. The estimate for ELCA World Hunger income for 2011 is $1.7 million less than for 2010.

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A three-year churchwide assembly cycle: The proposed amendment calls for the churchwide assembly to meet every three years, after the 2011 and 2013 assemblies.

ELCAspeak translation: "We're running out of avenues in which to apostatize, so we won't need to hold Bible-expurgating conventions as often."