Background records 2001-2008

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Background records 2001-2008

These records comprise background material related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) process to create a social statement on human sexuality. These records include text of official actions related to the creation of a social statement, creation of a task force, news releases that chronicle the social statement's development, and other records related to interest groups concerned with issues addressed in the social statement. This series is meant to be used in conjunction with the more detailed records in this collection, as well as an introduction to the process as a whole.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Formed by the merger, as of Jan. 1, 1988, of the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church (1961-1987), and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; includes 65 synods and ca. 11,000 congregations, with headquarters in Chicago, Ill. From the description of Minutes, 1987-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71123254 The goal of the American Lutheran Church Women in World Mission Oral History Project, and its continuation, the Evangelical Lutheran ...

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church in Society

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