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The national congress of Brazil

The 34th General Council of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil will be held in the nation's capital Brasilia.

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The gathering will celebrate 200 years of Lutheran presence in Brazil. The opening worship will be on the evening of 16 October, with the theme “What Church does God call us to be?”

Pillay will also meet with other WCC member churches in Brazil: the United Presbyterian Church of Brazil, Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil, Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, as well as with leaders from the Evangelical Church of the River Plate and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile.

 He will also meet with the National Council of Churches of Brazil and the Roman Catholic National Episcopal Conference of Brazil. 

WCC member churches in Brazil