Coastal Georgia Lutherans to advertise faith in educational campaign

SAVANNAH - Ever wonder what a Lutheran is? <br> <br> Hoping to demystify their faith to Southerners, 18 Lutheran congregations in coastal Georgia plan a $7,000 advertising campaign around Easter to educate residents about their beliefs. <br> <br> Ads will appear in newspapers between South Carolina and Florida within weeks, including messages on city buses and other venues. <br> <br> It will be the first such effort by the 18-church Ebenezer Conference, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America&#39;s Southeastern Synod, which is based in Atlanta. <br> <br> The Chicago-based ELCA had an awareness campaign several years ago, but that message did not reach much of southern Georgia, said Jane Bozza, a coastal resident who is working on the advertising campaign. <br> <br> In Georgia, there are about 37,000 ELCA members, compared with 1.4 million Southern Baptists and 450,600 United Methodists. <br> <br> ``A lot of people do not know what a Lutheran is,&#39;&#39; she said. Many people ask what Lutherans believe and whether she is a Christian, Bozza said.