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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations. [1]
Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America (ELCM) is a Lutheran church body based in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Currently the ELCM has active congregations in Pennsylvania, [1] New York, and Virginia; as well as mission efforts across the United States.
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 ...
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Over 40 different Lutheran denominations currently exist in North America. 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 .
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]
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 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has seven seminaries: Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (Illinois) Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (Columbia, South Carolina): merged with Lenoir–Rhyne University; Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota)