Dove of Peace is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  This is a 4.8 million member church in the United States and its territories.  The ELCA is part of the Lutheran World Federation.  There are 66 million Lutherans worldwide, making the Lutheran family the second largest body in Protestantism (after the Anglican communion, which has approximately 73 million members.)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has an award-winning website, which we encourage you to explore: www.elca.org.

You can see video blogs by our synodical bishop, Stephen Talmage, at www.beyondthepew.org/blog.shtml and learn more about our synod at www.gcsynod.org.

In contrast to some Lutheran bodies in the United States, the ELCA practices "eucharistic hospitality," which means that all baptized Christians are welcome to take communion in our houses of worship.