GENEVA (ELCA) -- Declaring that "we need some dreams," the Rev. Olav
Fykse Tveit, who recently began his new role as general secretary of the
World Council of Churches, met with a delegation of clergy and lay
leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) here Feb.
15. Tveit was one of three general secretaries of world church
organizations who met with the ELCA group, providing perspectives on
their work and how it interacts with the ELCA's ecumenical vision.
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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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