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Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations
The Episcopal Church (Anglican Communion)
815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017
Ph 212-716-6220
ecumenical@episcopalchurch.org
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ELCA Archives - 73rd General Convention
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Episcopal Church approves full communion with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Once more, as at the 72nd General Convention, the triumphant strains of Martin Luther's Reformation hymn "A mighty fortress is our God" followed a dramatic step toward closer relations with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
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Remarks of the Rev. Lowell G. Almen
Remarks of the Rev. Lowell G. Almen, secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on adoption of "Called to Common Mission" by the House of Deputies of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.
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Statement on "Called to Common Mission" Passage
I am delighted that both Houses of our General Convention have now passed "Called to Common Mission," the proposed revision of the Concordat of Agreement, together with the related constitutional and canonical changes. This means that the Episcopal Church is now, as of today, in full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on the basis of a shared ministry in the historic episcopate and for the sake of common mission in proclaiming and serving the Gospel.
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House of Bishops Approves Full Communion with Lutherans
In their morning session, July 7, the bishops opened the door to an historic ecumenical pact when by a commanding margin they adopted the full communion agreement between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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