How diverse is the ELCA?

The composition of the Task Force shall conform with the representational principles in section 5.01. f of the ELCA Constitution except that persons of Color and/or persons whose Primary Language is other than English shall comprise 100% of the Task Force and the Task Force shall be ethnically diverse.

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In respect to this, what is the largest lutheran church in america?

Twenty-six years later, on January 1, 1988, the LCA joined with the American Lutheran Church (1960) and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, (1978) to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which is today the largest Lutheran church body in the United States. What is the largest Lutheran synod? However, most North American Lutherans belong to one of the three largest denominations, namely, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then, how many people are in the elca?

3.14 million

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Congregations	8,894 (2020)
Members	3,142,777 baptized members (2020)

Does the Lutheran Church support abortion? The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod views abortion as contrary to God's Word.

What country has the most Lutherans?

North America

Country	Lutherans
Germany	11,440,694
Ethiopia	7,886,595
Tanzania	6,531,336
Sweden	6,116,480

What is the difference between ELCA and LCMS? The LCMS believes that the Bible is the Word of God, and that it is their job to preach all of the Word of God. The ELCA believes that the Bible contains the Word of God, and it is their job to determine what parts are actually the Word of God.

People also ask what's the difference between lutheran and evangelical lutheran?

The main difference between Evangelical and Lutheran is that the Lutheran is a cast of people who follow the preaching of king Martin Luther who was a reformer back in the 16th century and believe in following the Christian denominated church, whereas Evangelical is a casts where denominations of people believe in the Does Missouri Synod have female pastors? Although the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod does not ordain women, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the largest Lutheran denomination in the U.S., calls both women and men to serve as pastors.

Keeping this in consideration, what religion is lutheran closest to?

Lutheranism is a denomination within the Christian religion. The namesake who led the Lutherans in their protest against the Roman Catholic Church was Martin Luther. He began this protest against the Catholic Church in the 15th century.