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The Nebraska Synod joined the federation in 1904. In 1917 the synods voted to turn their federation into a formal union, known as the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. By 1930, the merger and other factors had pushed the Wisconsin Synod to become a primarily English-speaking synod. The present name was adopted in 1959.
However, most North American Lutherans belong to one of the three largest denominations, namely, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. [citation needed]
It has also hosted numerous Milwaukee and synod church events including the 2016 and 2019 Reformation Rally for the Urban Conference of Wisconsin Synod Churches in Milwaukee. In 2015, the former caretaker's cottage underwent a restoration and now serves as the congregation's fellowship center.
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA): Lutheran Brethren Seminary (Fergus Falls, Minnesota) Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC): Immanuel Lutheran College (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS): Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Mankato, Minnesota) North American Lutheran Church (NALC):
The next two largest Lutheran denominations are the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) (with over 1.7 million baptized members [8]) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) (with approximately 340,000 members). [9] There are also many smaller Lutheran church bodies in the United States, some formed by dissidents to the major ...
Other denominations such as the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Church of the Lutheran Brethren, also have their own colleges and universities. Valparaiso University is a Lutheran university that is not affiliated directly with a single denomination but shares ties to the ELCA and LCMS.
Pages in category "Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod churches" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
St. Stephen's was originally established as a mission church called Die Evangelische-Lutherische St. Stephanus-Gemeinde in 1853. It was organized by members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod to serve parishioners located south of the Menomonee River, and quartered in an old abandoned school building near 3rd and National Avenue.