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May 5, 2024 · Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran church in North America. It was formed in 1988 by the merger of three Lutheran denominations and was designed to give Lutherans a more coherent voice in ecumenical discussions in the United States.
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6 days ago · Denominations - Protestant. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Date Founded : 1987. Membership/Number of Clergy/Number of churches: 4,274,855/17,258/9,995 as of 2010. ELCA is largest Lutheran denomination. Headquarters: 8765 Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631. Schools & Seminaries: Augsburg College, Augustana College (Illinois), Augustana ...
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6 days ago · Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Date Founded: 1850; Membership/Number of Clergy/Number of churches: 394,241/1,300/1287 as of 2016 WELS is the third largest Lutheran denomination. Headquarters: 2929 N. Mayfair Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53222; Schools & Seminaries: Martin Luther College and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary; Publications: Forward in Christ
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May 6, 2024 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (RNS) — When the Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific Synod in May 2021, the election was celebrated as a revolution in and outside of the United States’ largest Lutheran denomination. Rohrer became the first transgender bishop of any of the Christian churches ...
6 days ago · Anglican/Episcopal: Apostles' and Nicene Creed. Assembly of God: Statement of Fundamental Truths. Baptist: Generally avoid creeds or confessions that might compromise commitment to the Scriptures as the sole rule of faith. Lutheran: Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, Augsburg Confession, Formula of Concord.
May 13, 2024 · Denominations - Protestant. Short profiles of selected Christian denominations in the U.S. American Association of Lutheran Churches (TAALC) Date Founded : 1987. Membership/Number of Clergy: 16,000/NA as of 2008. Headquarters: 6600 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, IN 46825. Schools & Seminaries: American Lutheran Theological Seminary at Concordia ...
5 days ago · The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the largest Lutheran denomination in U.S., with 5.1 million; the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) is second with 2.54 million in 6150 congegations; the Wisconsin Synod (WELS) is third with. 400,000. History / Origin.
