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There is a place for you among our nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.. Search Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere. Luther was a young Full communion is when two denominations develop a relationship based on a common confessing of the Christian faith and a mutual recognition The new, 24-page ELCA Good Gifts catalog offers many different ways to honor friends and loved ones with gifts that will make a difference in As*ignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving The ELCA Conference of Bishops' Ecu*enical and Inter-Religious Liaison Committee and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ecu*enical and Interreligious Affairs Committee commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by signing a joint statement during a Martin Luther posted his “Ninety-Five Theses” in Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517, and the resulting debate about Christian teaching and practice led to changes that have shaped the course of Western Christianity for almost 500 years. Welcome to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA is a church of about 4 million members who actively participate in God’s work in the world. We believe that we are freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. With our hands, we do God’s work of restoring and reconciling communities in Jesus Christ’s name throughout the world. We are a church that belongs to Christ. There is a place for you here. We live in many different communities, span all ages, cultures and races and bring to this church unique life experiences and perspectives. Seek answers to your questions and discover what God is calling you to in A congregation is a diverse community of believers who gather for worship, exploring God’s word together, mutual care and support, and About 4 million members of the ELCA gather in nearly 10,000 congregations across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands.