Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America
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Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America (ELCM) is a Lutheran church body based in the US state of Pennsylvania
. Currently the ELCM has active congregations in Pennsylvania and New York
; as well as mission efforts across the United States. The ELCM has fellowship agreements with Lutheran bodies in Kenya
and India
. The ELCM sees itself as a centrist confessional Lutheran
body. The body was founded in September 1999 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, Pennsylvania. The current President of the ELCM General Conference is Rev. Roy A. Steward.
The next ELCM Triennial General Conference, consisting of lay representatives of ELCM member congregations, and voting member ELCM Pastors, will be held in 2014. The most recent ELCM Triennial General Conference was held July 29th and 30th at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Currently the ELCM has active congregations in Pennsylvania and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
; as well as mission efforts across the United States. The ELCM has fellowship agreements with Lutheran bodies in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The ELCM sees itself as a centrist confessional Lutheran
Confessional Lutheran
Confessional Lutheran is a name used by certain Lutheran Christians to designate themselves as those who accept the doctrines taught in the Book of Concord of 1580 in their entirety, because they believe them to be completely faithful to the teachings of the Bible...
body. The body was founded in September 1999 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, Pennsylvania. The current President of the ELCM General Conference is Rev. Roy A. Steward.
The next ELCM Triennial General Conference, consisting of lay representatives of ELCM member congregations, and voting member ELCM Pastors, will be held in 2014. The most recent ELCM Triennial General Conference was held July 29th and 30th at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Duncansville, Pennsylvania.