FINLAND & PALESTINE Proceedings of a Joint Workshop

ELCF has a strong Lutheran identity, but it also is ecumenically
very active and open. In Finland, ELCF maintains close bilateral
contact with the Finnish Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church
in Finland, and also with the Free and Pentecostal Churches.
Multilateral contacts are mainly through FEC, the Finnish Ecumenical
Council. It is a national, ecumenical, cooperative organization
for churches, Christian communities, and parishes in
Finland. With its affiliated members, and fellow organizations,
it is a large ecumenical network. Its members are:
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland,
• Finnish Orthodox Church,
• Catholic Church in Finland,
• The Anglican Church in Finland,
• Methodist Church of Finland,
• The Evangelical Free Church of Finland,
• Salvation Army, Finland,
• Swedish Baptist Church in Finland,
• Finland's Swedish Methodist Church,
• (Free) Mission Church in Finland,
• International Evangelical Church in Finland.
ELCF membership in other ecumenical organizations include:
1. The Nordic Ecumenical Councit
2. The Lutheran World Federation,
3. The World Council of Churches,
4. The Conference of European Churches.
The Conference of European Churches (CEq is a fellowship of
126 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic Churches,
along with 43 associated organizations from all countries on
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