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Most Lutheran schools in the United States are associated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), though there are several which are associated with other Lutheran denominations such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ ...
The WELS Synodical Council governs the church when the church is not in convention. The council is made up of twenty-three WELS members including eleven clergy and thirteen laymen. These men "act as a corporate board to plan and direct WELS worldwide ministry", [ 29 ] but their decisions may be overruled by a synod convention.
In 1872, they along with the LCMS and the WELS formed the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America. In 1917, the Norwegian Synod merged with two other Norwegian Lutheran groups and formed the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, later named the Evangelical Lutheran Church. This led to disagreement among members of the ...
Founded as a non-sectarian school, later run by the Methodists and Presbyterians, taken over by the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1901 Golden Valley Lutheran College: Golden Valley, Minnesota: 1919–1985 Ind. Opened as Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis: Illinois State University: Springfield, Illinois ...
Lutheran Free Church (1897–1963) Lutheran Synod of Buffalo (1845–1930) National Evangelical Lutheran Church; National Lutheran Council (NLC) Norwegian Augustana Synod; Pennsylvania Ministerium (Ministerium of Pennsylvania) (1748–1918) Slovak Zion Synod, exists as one of 65 synods of the ELCA; Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran ...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. As of December 31, 2023, it has approximately 2.79 million baptized members in 8,498 congregations. [3]
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) currently operates 393 early childhood education centers (largely preschools), 304 elementary schools, and 29 high schools. [4] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) operates 1,573 early childhood programs, 296 elementary schools, and 14 high schools as of December 31, 2018.
The NALC has established ecumenical dialogue with other Lutheran church bodies, such as the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, the Lutheran Church-Canada, and the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, as well as with the Roman Catholic Church, [26] [27] the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. [28]