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Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue in the United States with the international
Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue through the Lutheran World Federation.
John R. Brooks
Director, ELCA News Service
Chicago
ISTANBUL, Turkey (ELCA) -- His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, said that official international
theological dialogue with the Lutheran World Federation will continue.
He made the comment as he hosted an official delegation from the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) here Feb. 8.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
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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