The findings are responses to materials sent to congregations and individuals in late 1994 and returned by Nov. 1, 1995. Unfortunately, only 13 percent of the 500 selected congregations asked to respond to the Lutheran-Episcopal materials did so, along with 41 other groups and individuals. Only 12 percent of 500 selected congregations answered the Lutheran-Reformed questionnaire, along with 58 other groups and individuals. The proposals for full communion are to come before the ELCA Churchwi de Assembly in 1997.
Full communion includes sharing the eucharist and the interchangeability of clergy.
68.9 percent recognize each other as churches. 43.3 percent recognize ministries and orderly exchange of ordained minist ers. In both studies, respondents s trongly supported the unity of Christ's church. Chief negative comments in the Episcopal study referred to exempting Episcopal ordinands from subscribing to the Augsburg Confession, uncertainty about the necessity of adopting the historic episcopa te, and the role and status of bishops. 8765 w. higgins rd.