Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

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]

IECLB church in Fortaleza.

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]

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