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Altar and pulpit fellowship describes an ecumenical collaboration between two Christian organizations, and is a Lutheran term for full communion, [1] or communio in sacris. [2] Altar refers to the altar in Christian churches, which holds the sacrament of Holy Communion. Pulpit refers to the pulpit, from which a pastor preaches.
Since 1984, the member churches are in pulpit and altar fellowship, with common doctrine as the basis of membership and mission activity. The LWF now has 149 member church bodies in 99 countries representing over 77 million Lutherans; [ 1 ] as of 2022, it is the sixth-largest Christian communion (see list of denominations by membership ).
The Malagasy Lutheran Church established a relationship with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and also approved a vote on 25 May 2018 to "more fully realise our unity as Lutheran Christians", with the possibility of a future recognition of altar and pulpit fellowship between both churches. [8]
The province, which aligns with Confessional Lutheranism, considers itself as a free-standing diocese within the Church of Sweden, a position rejected by the church itself. [1] The Mission Province was founded on 6 September 2003 and shares altar and pulpit fellowship with those in the Communion of Nordic Lutheran Dioceses, in addition to being ...
The Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod becomes a partner church with altar and pulpit fellowship. [87] 1978 The Lutheran Book of Worship, developed by the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, is published, but the LCMS declines to authorize it for use in its congregations. [81] Mission work begins in Haiti. [130] 1979
The Lutheran Heritage Foundation and Lutherans in Africa are the Mission Diocese's partners in foreign mission. The Mission Diocese declared altar and pulpit fellowship with the Mission Province of Sweden and the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Norway in 2015 and with Lutheran Church—Canada in 2017. [36] [37]
On 26 September 2018, the International Lutheran Council received the CELC as a full member, thus bringing international recognition to the CELC. [17] [18] The Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod recognize altar and pulpit fellowship with one another and are church partners.
It belongs to the International Lutheran Council [1] and the Lutheran World Federation. It has three synods, named Ambur Synod, Nagercoil Synod, and Trivandrum Synod. The IELC was founded through the missionary efforts of the US-based Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), [2] with whom it remains in altar and pulpit fellowship. [3]