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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seeks "to manifest the unity given to the people of God by living together in the love of Christ and by joining with other Christians in prayer and action to express and preserve the unity which the Spirit gives"(ELCA Constitution 4.02.f.). The 1997 ELCA Churchwide Assembly approved to declare full communion between the ELCA and the Reformed churches (the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America.) All three Reformed churches have also accepted this proposal. A worship celebration marking the approval was held October 4, 1998, at Rockefeller Chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago. Guidelines and materials for joint Lutheran-Reformed worship, able to be adapted to local worship settings, are now available.
Our Ecumenical Associations The National Council of Churches of Christ (USA)
Our Ecumenical Partners Colorado Council of Churches 1234 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 825-4910 The Episcopal Church USA New Mexico Conference of Churches 124 Hermosa, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 (505) 255-1509 The Reformed Church in America
Schools, Colleges, Universities and Seminaries The mission of the ELCA in education is to integrate its Christian theological heritage rooted in Word and Sacrament into the academic setting, to advance excellence which embraces every field and level of learning, and to build community. In partnership with other churchwide units, synods, congregations, and individuals, this division offers programs, leadership, support, advocacy, and counsel to early childhood centers, schools, campus ministries, and colleges and universities to assist them in nurturing members of their communities for service to God, to church, and to the world. We implement this mission and these commitments through . . . SCHOOLS & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Support, counsel, and advocacy for the 2,100 congregations which operate Lutheran early childhood centers, elementary, and secondary schools. |
