STUTTGART, Germany (ELCA) -- The Lutheran commitment to ecumenism
will not end until members can share the Eucharist with other churches,
said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation
(LWF) and presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
according to a news release from Lutheran World Information (LWI).
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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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