Your ELCA Lutheran Churches Welcome You!
Whether you are new to southeast Washington or have resided here all your life, you are always welcome at one of the eight ELCA Lutheran churches in the Columbia Basin. We believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe. We are involved in ministry to the young and old, those in need both spiritually and materially and to those who desire a closer relationship with God.
Click HERE for basic information on area ELCA churches and Lutheran communities.
May the Lord bless you and your family.
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Dean(s) for the Lower Columbia Basin Cluster (Cluster G) are Pastors Joel & Margaret Ley of Walla Walla, Washington
Cluster G President is Ken Tesch, Richland, Washington
Cluster G Treasurer is Dave Watrous, Richland, Washington
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The ELCA
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) resulted from a union of three North American Lutheran church bodies: The American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the Lutheran Church in America. The three churches agreed to unite in 1982. They formed a 70-member Commission for a New Lutheran Church, which planned the merger. The plan was approved by church conventions in 1986, and the ELCA constituting convention was held April 30-May 3, 1987, with the church actually beginning operations on January 1, 1988.
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