In 2014 it was announced that Lauma Lagzdiņš Zuševics, an American, was the first woman elected Archbishop of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad.[1][2]
In 2016, the church established itself within Latvia, and Archbishop Zuševics stated that it would have to change its name accordingly.[3] Later that year the Evangelical Cross Congregation of Liepāja left the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (LELB/ELCL) and joined the LELBA/LELCA instead due to its support for the ordination of women which the LELB/ELCL had banned the previous week.[4] The split between the two churches thus became less geographic and more theological.
References
^"Welcome to LELBA.org – Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:41:33 America/New_York". LELBAL.org. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^"Clevelander becomes first woman to lead Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church". cleveland.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^"The Latvian Archbishop who is... a woman!". LSM Public broadcasting of Latvia. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^"Congregation splits from Lutheran church over women's ordination". LSM Public broadcasting of Latvia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
latvian, evangelical, lutheran, church, worldwide, latvian, evangelical, lutheran, church, abroad, lelca, latvian, latvijas, evaņģēliski, luteriskā, baznīca, ārpus, latvijas, lelbĀl, german, lettische, evangelisch, lutherische, kirche, ausland, lutheran, denom. The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad LELCA Latvian Latvijas Evangeliski luteriska baznica arpus Latvijas LELBAL German Lettische Evangelisch Lutherische Kirche im Ausland is a Lutheran denomination with a presence in Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Germany Ireland Latvia the Netherlands Sweden the United Kingdom the United States and Venezuela It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation which it joined in 1947 It is also a member of the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches and part of the Porvoo Communion The church was originally established in 1922 During the Second World War when Latvia was occupied and incorporated into the Soviet Union the archbishop and 131 being 55 of the clergy went to exile In 2020 the church changed its name to the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide Latvijas Evangeliski luterisko Baznicu pasaule Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church WorldwideClassificationProtestantOrientationLutheranPolityEpiscopalArchbishopArchbishop of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church AbroadAssociationsLutheran World Federation World Council of Churches Conference of European Churches Porvoo CommunionRegionAustralia Belgium Brazil Canada Germany Republic of Ireland Latvia Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom United States VenezuelaOrigin1922Members25 000Other name s Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church AbroadOfficial websitewww wbr lelbpasaule wbr lvIn 2014 it was announced that Lauma Lagzdins Zusevics an American was the first woman elected Archbishop of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad 1 2 In 2016 the church established itself within Latvia and Archbishop Zusevics stated that it would have to change its name accordingly 3 Later that year the Evangelical Cross Congregation of Liepaja left the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia LELB ELCL and joined the LELBA LELCA instead due to its support for the ordination of women which the LELB ELCL had banned the previous week 4 The split between the two churches thus became less geographic and more theological References Edit Welcome to LELBA org Sat 18 Apr 2015 12 41 33 America New York LELBAL org Retrieved 18 April 2015 Clevelander becomes first woman to lead Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church cleveland com Retrieved 18 April 2015 The Latvian Archbishop who is a woman LSM Public broadcasting of Latvia 8 June 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2016 Congregation splits from Lutheran church over women s ordination LSM Public broadcasting of Latvia 6 June 2016 Retrieved 18 August 2016 External links EditOfficial website World Council of Churches listing Lutheran World Federation listing This article about a Christian denomination is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Latvia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to Lutheranism is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide amp oldid 1115220846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
