Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada ( English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada ELCIC , French Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne au Canada ) is the largest Lutheran church in Canada . ELCIC has around 148,863 baptized church members in 624 parishes. It represents a more liberal theology as the Lutheran Church - Canada (English Lutheran Church -. Canada (LCC)), are among the 67,154 baptized church members in 312 congregations (2010).
Church history
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada was formed in 1986 through the merger of two predecessor churches , the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada , which in turn was founded in 1966 by Canadian congregations of the American Lutheran Church , and three synodal districts of the Lutheran Church in America , which were known as Canada Section were designated. 1988, the US sister churches for merged Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , ELCA).
Ecumenical Relations
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is part of the Lutheran World Federation , the Canadian Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches . Full church fellowship exists according to the Waterloo Declaration of 2001 to the Anglican Church of Canada .
Teaching
The ELCIC teaches the contents of the Bible and the Christian faith based on the three creeds: the Nicene Creed , the Apostolic Creed and the Athanasian Creed . She appeals to Martin Luther .
The ordination of women and the ordination of homosexual pastors is permitted in the ELCIC . The blessing of same-sex couples was in the Eastern Synod, one of the five Synodalbezirke, approved in 2006; this decision was temporarily overridden by the national church council under Bishop Raymond Schultz , because the synod had exceeded its decision-making authority. At the same time, a draft was submitted for the church assembly in 2007, which delegated the right to decide on the blessing of same-sex couples to the congregations. Although the Eastern Synod insists on the legality of its resolution, it has suspended its execution pending a decision by the church assembly. In July 2011, the church assembly endorsed the blessing of same-sex couples.
The ELCIC includes the two seminars Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon .
Church organization and leadership
The ELCIC is divided into five synodal districts, each headed by a bishop. The individual synodal districts send delegates to the National Convention (church assembly), which elects the church council and the church chairman, known as the national bishop .
Served as National Bishop :
- Rev. Donald Sjoberg, 1986-1993
- Rev. Telmor Sartison, 1993-2001
- Rev. Raymond Schultz , 2001-2007
- Rev. Susan Johnson , 2007 -
The five synodal districts are:
- The British Columbia Synod
- The Synod of Alberta and the Territories
- The Saskatchewan Synod
- The Manitoba / Northwestern Ontario Synod
- The Eastern Synod
Web links
- Official church website of the ELCIC
- Les religions au Canada, 2nd edition 2008, overview of the country's most important religious communities (number: 39), based on self-portrayals. Print: ISBN 0662671937
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2010 World Lutheran Membership Details; Lutheran World Information 1/2011 ( Memento from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.lutheranchurch.ca/resources/2010statssummary.pdf
- ↑ ELCIC: Waterloo Declaration ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada votes to bless same-sex marriage and is cheered on by the Anglican Church of Canada
- ↑ ELCIC: News
- ↑ The document was first created for the purposes of the army command, in order to be able to meet the eating and dressing regulations of the religions. It provides comprehensive information about the 39 denominations
