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ELCA worried by shutdown of publisher pension plan: Augsburg Fortress employees suing

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America says it is “deeply concerned” about the welfare of employees who are suing the denomination’s publishing arm over the termination of their pension plan.

Augsburg Fortress, which publishes ELCA hymnals, Sunday school materials and theological texts, told approximately 500 current and former employees in January that their pension plan was underfunded and would be terminated.