Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations

The quest for Christian unity in the world, "That they may all be one" (John 17:21), inspires the faith and shapes the life of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations has the task of assisting this church in that quest.

Who We Are - What We Do
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is committed to fostering unity between the children of God for the sake of the world. The ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations is responsible for encouraging the activity of ecumenical life in the ELCA, and for enhancing the public commitments of this church in Lutheran, ecumenical, and interfaith discussions.
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How We Serve - For the Sake of the World
The ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations is defined by cooperation, facilitation, and accompaniment. We accompany others from Lutheran domestic grass-roots efforts to ecumenical international multilateral dialogues. We cooperate with partners from the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches, and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A...Read more

Following Our Shepherd -- Jesus Still Lead On Lutherans and Moravians Celebrate Ten-Year Anniversary of Full Communion

Approximately a decade ago, following the affirmative vote in 1998 of both the Southern and Northern Provinces of the Moravian Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted in 1999 to approve a relationship of full communion between. In 2007, the Moravian Eastern West Indies Province joined this relationship. View the celebration in Winston Salem and download information to assist you in your local celebration! | Read more

Haiti Earthquake Relief

Donations. Prayers. The sharing of information.

	Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT Alliance.
	A Prayer after the Haiti Earthquake (in English, Spanish French) ELCA Worship Resources

These are the ways in which the ELCA has responded.
Please see our Haiti Earthquake Relief page for more information or to make donations. You may also view message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson.

Some partners' responses.

The ELCA's many partners are also committed to raising much-needed fund for Haiti. And they also offer opportunities to participate in a variety of ways.

Lutheran World Relief allows you to Donate via text from your cell phone.
With the Lutheran World Federation, you can sign up to follow Haiti relief efforts on Twitter.
Church World Service offers many ways to get personally involved in helping the people of Haiti.
National Council of Churches General Secretary Michael Kinnoman shares a message with the 45,000,000 people of the NCC member communions.

A Special Event on Reformation Sunday Celebrated the Full Communion Agreement between the United Methodist Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The full communion agreement between the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) was celebrated at a special festive worship service on the campus of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Celebrations will continue in the country through 2010.

Georgetown's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding sponsored "A Common Word" conference
world political and religious leaders called for believers to seize upon interfaith commonalities to address global issues of peace and security at a two-day conference on Muslim-Christian relations.

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LWF General Secretary tells ELCA to seek Freedom and Unity at the Churchwide Assembly
Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr. Ishmael Noko speaks about unity at the 2009 Churchwide Assembly.

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World Council of Churches Elects
New General Secretary
Norwegian theologian and pastor Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit was elected 7th general secretary of the World Council
of Churches (WCC) during its Central Committee meeting.

Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations

Haiti Earthquake Relief

Donations. Prayers. The sharing of information.

Some partners' responses.

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