GENEVA (ELCA) -- The Executive Committee of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF) welcomed the "clear and forceful language" used by
representatives of the United Nations, the Russian Federation, the United
States and the European Union --known as the Middle East Quartet -- in
denouncing new settlement activity in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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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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