US LUTHERAN-EPISCOPAL SERVICE

SIGNALS "BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY"'

1/10/01 - Ecumenical News International - Washington DC (ENI). With pomp and ceremony on 6 January, the
Episcopal (Anglican) Church in the United States and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) formally inaugurated full communion between the two churches with a liturgy lasting almost three hours at the Washington National Cathedral. The Epiphany Day service, attended by 3500 people, symbolised a new relationship between two of the most prominent denominations in the US. The 5.2-million-member ELCA and the
2.5-million-member Episcopal Church now fully recognise each other's members, ministries and sacraments, and can exchange clergy.

The NY Times also carried an article on this event.

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