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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR0035 |
| TITLE: | Council of Edmonton Lutheran Churches fonds |
| CREATOR: | Council of Edmonton Lutheran Churches |
| DATE RANGE: | 1986-2000 |
| EXTENT: | 0.10 m textual records |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | The Council of Edmonton Lutheran Churches was incorporated in 1975 and originally began as a monthly supper meeting for Lutheran clergy. Loosely organized in the late 1960s but later formalized with executive and a written constitution, the first decade of CELC featured special events such as Reformation Rallies and an annual Day of Dialogue with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church.; During this first decade most Lutheran churches in Canada were branches of the major American synods. While theologians in Winnipeg worked toward realizing the dream of an autonomous Lutheran Church in Canada, clergy and lay people in Edmonton worked at getting to know each other to begin local joint ministries.; Although the Day of Dialogue which had expanded to include Anglican and Ukrainian Catholic representation ceased in the mid-1990s.
The main vehicle of communication for the Council of Edmonton Lutheran Churches is the "Tune-In" newspaper made available to every Lutheran family unit through distribution to the churches. "Tune-In" was originally published by the St. Albert Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1986 to 1989 and then publishing was taken over by the Council of Edmonton Lutheran Churches "Tune-In" prints some ecumenical and interfaith articles. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of one series: the Council of Edmonton Lutheran Churches newsletter "Tune-In". |
| INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACCESSIONS: | PR1992.0493 PR1993.0629 PR1994.0353 PR1998.0404 PR1998.1203 PR1999.0996 PR2000.1452 PR2002.0934 PR2004.0794 |
| GENERAL NOTE: | Series description available. |
| RELATED SERIES: | PR0035.0001 ("Tune-In")
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