[workerbee]

I would appreciate if someone could tell me, aren’t there “two” Episcopal churches in the U.S.? ELCA... and another, more conservative version? Also, how does the American Episcopal church (one, or both versions) fit with the Church of England?

Thank you.

[lightman]

The ACNA—see my post # 15 for link.

[iowamark]

ELCA is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest US Lutheran church, generally very liberal.

The Episcopal Church is the US branch of the Church of England, both very liberal with a small minority of conservative holdouts.

[Prov3456]

ELCA, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, is the liberal version of the Lutheran Church. There are several more conservative Lutheran denominations, but the main one is the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church.

FYI only.