NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil

IELB stands for Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil). It was founded in 1904 in Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state in Brazil. The IELB is a conservative, confessional Lutheran Synod that holds the Book of Concord. It started as a mission of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Previously called "the Brazilian District" of the LCMS, the IELB became self-admnistered in 1980. It has about 222 thousand members.

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Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (685 words)
	Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
	Later, the German church sent pastors and missionaries and continued to assist the immigrants.
	The National Council of Christian Churches in Brazil was formed in partnership with the Roman Catholic Church.

"Brazil `82" by Willem C. van Hattem - www.dialogcenter.org (2476 words)
	Brazil, however, was colonized by the Portugese who, like the French, exported a more tolerant Roman Catholicism and emphasized spirituality more than did their Spanish counterparts.
	Whereas the Roman Catholic Church is one branch of Christianity which seems to be losing members to new religions, the 1981 statistics of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil reveal no significant losses to the new religions.
	Church leaders are troubled by the dual membership which many people in their congregations hold with Umbanda.

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