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LCMC is congregational in structure, rejecting the historic episcopate which was adopted by the ELCA, the denomination to which many LCMC members had previously belonged, in the Called to Common Mission agreement. The beliefs of the LCMC are based on the Bible and the Lutheran confessions in the Book of Concord.
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]
Called to Common Mission (CCM) is an agreement between The Episcopal Church (ECUSA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in the United States, establishing full communion between them. It was ratified by the ELCA in 1999, the ECUSA in 2000, after the narrow failure of a previous agreement.
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) Lutheran Orthodox Church (LOC) The Reformed Lutheran Church of America (RLCA) The Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (GCEPC) Lutheran Ministerium and Synod – USA (LMS-USA) North American Lutheran Church (NALC) Old Apostolic Lutheran Church; Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference (OLCC)
The LCMC describes itself as a "centrist" Lutheran organization and permits the ordination of women. This sets the LCMC apart the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the two major confessionalist Lutheran bodies in the U.S. In keeping with its emphasis on congregational authority, the LCMC rarely makes ...
Instead of having its own seminaries, Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) hosts Lutheran Studies programs at other Christian institutions, some of which are affiliated with and/or serve other Lutheran Denominations: Cross-Cultural Ministry Center hosted at Concordia University Irvine (California): affiliated with LCMS [3]
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The ELCA has schools which are part of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities while the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod has the Concordia University System. Other denominations such as the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod , Evangelical Lutheran Synod , Church of the Lutheran Brethren , also have their own colleges and universities.