Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession

in Brazil
The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in
Brazil (Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil) Evangelical Church of the
is a Lutheran denomination in Brazil. It is a member of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
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]

The church ordains women as ministers.[3] In 2011, the

denomination released a pastoral letter accepting the
Supreme Court's decision to allow same-sex civil
marriage,[4][5] although religious same-sex marriages are not
allowed in the denomination, neither does it ordain clergy A Lutheran church in Curitiba
who are living in same-sex unions.[6] Classification Protestant
Orientation Lutheran
References Presiding bishop Silvia Beatrice Genz

1. "Brazil" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160215212 Associations Lutheran World

046/http://www.worldmap.org/country.php?ROG3= Federation
BR). worldmap.org. World Map. Archived from the
Latin American
original (http://www.worldmap.org/country.php?RO
Council of Churches
G3=BR) on February 15, 2016. Retrieved
February 11, 2016. National Council of
2. "Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Christian Churches
Brazil" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160509155 World Council of
352/https://www.lutheranworld.org/country/brazil). Churches
lutheranworld.org. Lutheran World Federation.
Archived from the original (https://www.lutheranwo Region Brazil
rld.org/country/brazil) on May 9, 2016. Retrieved Headquarters Porto Alegre, Rio
July 23, 2020. Grande do Sul
3. Luteranos. "Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena
Origin 1824
primeira mulher pastora" (http://www.luteranos.co
m.br/noticias/igreja-luterana-ordena-primeira-mulh Members 634,286
er-pastora). Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena Official website www.luteranos.com.br
primeira mulher pastora. Archived (https://web.arch
(https://www.luterano
ive.org/web/20160611013952/http://www.luterano
s.com.br)
s.com.br/noticias/igreja-luterana-ordena-primeira-
mulher-pastora) from the original on 2016-06-11.
Retrieved 2016-05-31.
4. "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade" (http://www.ihu.unisinos.br/noticias/
44757-ieclb-publica-carta-pastoral-sobre-homossexualidade). www.ihu.unisinos.br (in
Brazilian Portuguese). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213720/http://www.ih
 u.unisinos.br/noticias/44757-ieclb-publica-carta-pastoral-sobre-homossexualidade) from the
original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
5. Guiame (2017-04-13). "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade, Notícias
Gospel" (http://guiame.com.br/gospel/mundo-cristao/ieclb-publica-carta-pastoral-sobre-hom
ossexualidade.html). Guiame (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20170413154324/http://guiame.com.br/gospel/mundo-cristao/ieclb-publica-carta-pastoral-
sobre-homossexualidade.html) from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
6. "Posicionamento sobre homoafetividade" (https://www.luteranos.com.br/conteudo/homoafeti
vidade). Portal Luteranos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2
0210917185415/https://www.luteranos.com.br/conteudo/homoafetividade) from the original
on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.

External links
Official website (http://www.luteranos.com.br)
Lutheran World Federation listing (http://www.lutheranworld.org/country/brazil)

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