The church council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has recommended that its churchwide assembly in August approve interim sharing of the Eucharist between the ELCA and the United Methodist Church.(Briefly noted)(Brief Article)
From: The Christian Century
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Date: 5/17/2005
The church council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has recommended that its churchwide assembly in August approve interim sharing of the Eucharist between the ELCA and the United Methodist Church. The ELCA bishops earlier endorsed the step, which follows years of Lutheran-United Methodist dialogues. Under an interim relationship, congregations and regional bodies could hold joint communion ...
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