Primates' and Presiding Bishops' statement on transitivity
The Porvoo Contact Group (comprised of church representatives from across the Communion's membership), along with Primates and Presiding Bishops, met this week in London. The Church of England hosted this joint meeting, during which guests explored social and political topics of interest to churches, visited the Houses of Parliament with Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, and celebrated evensong at Westminster Abbey, which was the site of the Porvoo Declaration signing thirty years ago.
From this week's meeting comes a document (approved by Porvoo Primates and Presiding Bishops), expressing unanimous agreement that the Communion should pursue a relationship of ecumenical transitivity with North American partners (known collectively as Churches Beyond Borders), specifically the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church (USA), the Anglican Church of Canada; and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
The full document can be viewed here:
UK Lutherans in attendance were Bishop Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman (LCiGB, CLC Trustee), General Secretary Rev. Meelis Süld (LCiGB PCG rep), and Rev. Andris Abakuks (Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide).
(Photos courtesy of Bishop Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir, Archbishop Urmas Viilma, and Rev. Meelis Süld.)
Information: Council of Lutheran Churches
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