1.   Episcopalians do not have full communion agreements with those other Protestant denominations.

2.   He predicted that full communion agreements would be established between the fast-growing Lutheran and Anglican churches in Africa within five years.

3.   He said he expected full communion agreements between Lutherans and Anglicans in Africa within five years.

4.   Stoutenburg, who serves churches in Chinook and Naselle, Wash., said ecumenical cooperation could function well without such formal ties as a full communion agreement.

5.   The votes were the second time the Evangelical Lutheran Church has moved to enter a series of full communion agreements.