Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
IECLB church in Fortaleza.
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 634,286 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][5]
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- ^ "Brazil". worldmap.org. World Map. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil". lutheranworld.org. Lutheran World Federation. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Luteranos. "Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena primeira mulher pastora". Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena primeira mulher pastora. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade". www.ihu.unisinos.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ Guiame (2017-04-13). "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade, Notícias Gospel". Guiame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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