Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil) is a Lutheran denomination in Brazil. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1952. It is a member of the Latin American Council of Churches, the National Council of Christian Churches and the World Council of Churches. The denomination has 1.02 million adherents[1] and 671,389 registered members.[2]

The church ordains women as ministers.[3] In 2011, the denomination released a pastoral letter supporting and accepting the Supreme Court's decision to allow same-sex marriage.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Brazil". worldmap.org. World Map. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil". lutheranworld.org. Lutheran World Federation. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Luteranos. "Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena primeira mulher pastora". Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena primeira mulher pastora. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. ↑ "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade". www.ihu.unisinos.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-05-31.

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