The ministry of the Ecumenical Commission is to initiate,
support and communicate ecumenical activity of the Church's life at
the national, diocesan and local level. In doing so, we remain faithful
to our Lord's prayer that "they all may be one."
In the past, the Ecumenical Commission has met jointly
with the Ecumenical representatives of the Northeast Synod of the
ELCA, the Dioceses of Allentown and Scranton, and the Penn Northeast
Conference of the United Church of Christ. Together we sought to respond
to the New Testament call for unity and to seek ways for the Christians
of our various traditions to act together whenever possible so that
"the world may believe."
In 1997, the Concordat of Agreement between the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America and Episcopal Church failed to pass the
ELCA by only a few votes. However, the work continues and the outlook
for full communion is stronger than ever.
The Rev. Canon Clifford
B. Carr, Chair
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