LONDON (ELCA) -- The Rev. Mark S. Hanson met with Dr. Rowan D.
Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in a private hour-long meeting Feb. 4
at Lambeth Palace here. After the meeting Hanson said the two discussed
strengthening Anglican-Lutheran relationships, challenges each leader
faces within his own communions, the proposed "Anglican Covenant" to
deepen internal church relationships, global environmental issues,
Christian-Muslim relationships, and mutual concern for conflicts in
places such as Sudan and the Middle East.
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The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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