Commissioning of theologically trained women in India. (News).For the first time in history, the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church can refer to many different Lutheran churches in the world. Among them are the following:
TELC Transnational Economic Law Research Center (Germany) TELC Trombley Early Learning Center (Bay City, Michigan) ), South India, has decided to utilize the services of theologically trained women in pastoral ministry. R. Cornelia Gunaseeli, Jeevajyothi Martin, Susila Gnanabai, Dora Thilagavathai and R. Valarlathy will be commissioned as candidates for pastoral work on July 9. According to a statement from TELC Bishop Dr. T. Aruldoss, "these women will be ordained as full fledged fledge v. fledged, fledg·ing, fledg·es v.tr. 1. To take care of (a young bird) until it is ready to fly. 2. To cover with or as if with feathers. 3. pastors after a short period." Founded in 1706 by German missionaries Barthlomew Ziegenbalg and Henrich Plutchau, the Tamil church became independent in 1919. A United Evangelical Lutheran Church The United Evangelical Lutheran Church (commonly known as the United Church) was one of the many denominations formed when Lutherans came to the United States from Europe. in India member church, the 102,829-member TELC joined the LWF in 1947. It is the sixth LWF member church in India to ordain women. Others are the Arcot Lutheran Church, Andhra, Jeypore and Northern Evangelical Lutheran churches, and Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam. |
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