Christ The King Lutheran votes to leave ELCA

FALLBROOK - Christ The King Lutheran Church (CTK) in Fallbrook, led by Pastor Phil Tukua and Pastor Mark Johnson, has voted to withdraw from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and join the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC), which currently has 402 congregations throughout America and eight other countries. The LCMC has a global mission thrust as well as an evangelical emphasis.

The members of CTK, with only 13 opposing, felt that the ELCA current non biblical approach to blessing same sex relationships and allowing gays and lesbians in committed relationships t...