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The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil) is a Lutheran denomination in Brazil. It is a member of the 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 who are living in same-sex unions.[6]

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  1. ^ "Brazil". worldmap.org. World Map. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil". lutheranworld.org. Lutheran World Federation. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Luteranos. "Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena primeira mulher pastora". Luteranos - Igreja Luterana ordena primeira mulher pastora. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. ^ "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade". www.ihu.unisinos.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  5. ^ Guiame (2017-04-13). "IECLB publica carta pastoral sobre homossexualidade, Notícias Gospel". Guiame (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  6. ^ "Posicionamento sobre homoafetividade". Portal Luteranos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Lutheran_Confession_in_Brazil