Below are documents outlining Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries history, and predecessor organizations history:
ELCA Decision regarding St. Francis and First United in San Francisco, 1990
-PDF of the ELCA’s Committee on Discipline decision to suspend both churches from the ELCA. After calling openly gay pastor Jeff Johnson, First United & St. Francis were suspended in 1990, then expelled in 1995. Their actions began the movement that became Lutheran Lesbian & Gay Ministries, then the Extraordinary Candidacy Project and eventually to the formation of Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries.
-Rev. DeLange gave a speech following a tribute to him for his years of service as one of the founders and long time board member of Lutheran Lesbian and Gay Ministries (now Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries). Rev. DeLange gave a speech. Francis Lutheran Church, San Francisco 2006.
Press release on Extraordinary Candidacy Committee
Who is Lutheran Lesbian & Gay Ministries?
Brochure on Extraordinary Candidacy Project- 1999
Ordination Bulletins for those ordained prior to the ELCA vote in 2009
Ordination Bulletin- Jen Rude (Nov 17, 2007)
Ordination Bulletin – Jay Wilson (Dec 6, 2008)
Ordination Bulletin -Lura Groen pt.1 (July 26, 2008)
Ordination Bulletin- Lura Groen pt.2 (July 26, 2008)
Newsletter Archives
Newsletters from 1989:
The Newsletter Oct-Nov 1989 Special Edition
Newsletters from 1990:
Voice & Vision Ordination Issue 1990
Newsletters from 1991
Newsletters from 1992
Newsletters from 1993
Newsletters from 1994