[Keith in Iowa]

The churches didn’t leave the ELCA - the ELCA left the churches, and their congregations.

[rhema]

Over 500 churches have left the ELCA over the last two years. With this in mind, Exposing the ELCA invited some congregations who have left the denomination to share their story, their experience, their journey.

Freepers and their pastors could provide a multitude of "journey into the light" stories all by themselves.

[SmithL]

Sorry, but way too many ELCA members are convinced that events that happen in far-away places like Minneapolis, Chicago, or even San Francisco, have no bearing on what goes on in their congregation.

[lightman]

Lutheran (EL C S*A) Ping!

* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.

Veni, Sanctae Spiritus!

[Redleg Duke]

Like I have probably said, too many times, on this forum, I left the ELCA in September of 2007 when I realized that it was no longer my church home because it was no longer a church, but a social organization.

I took my son and we went to the LCMS and were happy there, but a move and two questionable Pastors later, I was without a church home for over a year, not attending, not communing.

Last month I remarried and my bride said that she wanted a church home after an adult life without one. We received a post card from the local Anglican Church in America, met with the Priest, and have attended three times. I believe we have found a church home where God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, along with the Gospel of Christ are bedrock upon which the church resides.

The Anglican Church is not afraid to proclaim its resistance to social engineering and perversion in the name of sophistication.

It works for me, though I will miss the loving arms of the American Lutheran Church.