Interdenominational Correspondence and Other Material 1987-2001

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Office of the Presiding Bishop. Interdenominational Correspondence and Other Material 1987-2001

Interdenominational Correspondence and Other Material 1987-2001

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Interdenominational correspondence and other material either generated or retained by the Rev. H. George Anderson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) from 1995-2001 comprise the records in this series. While Bishop Anderson's term ran from 1995-2001, records in this series pre-date his tenure as bishop and are from 1987-2001. The series includes correspondence of Bishop Anderson's predecessor, the Rev. Herbert W. Chilstrom, presiding bishop of the ELCA from 1987-1995. For continuity purposes, records generated and retained by Bishop Chilstrom were kept in this series. These files represent communications the presiding bishop had with other Christian denominations in the United States. Included in this series is typewritten and printed electronic mail correspondence with other Lutheran church bodies, including the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and the American Association of Lutheran Churches, as well as correspondence with protestant denominations with which the ELCA has full-communion agreements. Examples of these church bodies include the Presbyterian Church USA, the Episcopal Church USA, the Reformed Church in America, and the United Church of Christ. Also found in this series is correspondence between the U.S. Roman Catholic Church and the ELCA. Subject matter of this series is varied. For several church bodies the correspondence amounts to invitations to attend celebrations, installations, or present greetings at annual church meetings or conventions. However, for churches with which the ELCA was in talks to develop full communion agreements there is also correspondence that relates to that subject. The largest amount of correspondence in the series is between the ELCA and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). This correspondence deals not only with general subject matter, e.g. attendance at conventions or meetings, but also with arrangements for meetings of the Committee on Lutheran Cooperation, which comprised representatives from the ELCA and LCMS meeting on a regular basis to discuss a variety of matters relating to shared ministry or differences between the church bodies. Files are arranged alphabetically.

8 boxes (3.0 cubic ft.)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library