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	Encyclopedia: Lutheran Church in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Among the Lutheran churches in America, the LCA was thus the one that was most similar to the established Lutheran churches in Europe.
		The Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church, traditionally a Swedish-American Lutheran denomination, established in 1860.
		The ELCA The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lutheran-Church-in-America (1145 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Church is divided into one special synod (the Slovak Zion Synod) and 64 regional synods or dioceses in the United States and the Caribbean, each headed by a synodical bishop and council.
		The Church is a result of a merger between the Lutheran Church in America (LCA), the American Lutheran Church (ALC) and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC), all of which had formally agreed in 1982 to unite after several years of discussions.
		As a Lutheran church body, the ELCA professes belief in the "priesthood of all believers", or that all baptized persons are true ministers of the Church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America (2176 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		While the church seeks to ensure proper preaching and teaching of the Gospel and administration of the sacraments, there is a high degree of synodical autonomy, and individual belief is allowed considerable latitude.
		The Lutheran tradition entails an accommodation to the state based on its doctrine of the divine ordination of secular power.
		The complex history of American Lutheranism is of their amalgamation and Americanisation, even though immigration continued to bring fresh disunity, in terms of ethnicity, language and doctrine.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/christ/cep/elca.html (406 words)

	The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Christian Cyclopedia
		This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession and Luther's Small Catechism as true witnesses to the Gospel, and acknowledges as one with it in faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of these symbols.
		This church affirms that the Gospel transmitted by the Holy Scriptures, to which the creeds and confessions bear witness, is the true treasure of the Church, the substance of its proclamation, and the basis of its unity and continuity.
		The LCA merged in 1987 with the Association* of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and The American* Lutheran Church to form the Evangelical* Lutheran Church in America.
	www.lcms.org /ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=l&word=LUTHERANCHURCHINAMERICA (1439 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lutheranism came to the Americas that way; some of the earliest settlers in the Americas were Scandinavians, Dutch and German Lutherans.
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was finally born at its constituting convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 30-May 3, 1987.
		This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it In faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
	www.chaplaincare.navy.mil /Christian_ELCA.htm (1987 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was formed in 1988 by the merger of two major Lutheran denominations, the American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church in America, along with the much smaller Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
		The member churches were the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
		The history of Lutheranism may be divided into several distinct, but overlapping, periods: the Reformation and post-Reformation eras in Germany; the spread of Lutheranism to other European nations, particularly the Scandinavian countries; the growth of the churches in North America, beginning in the colonial period; and the spread of the churches throughout the world,...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311193?tocId=9311193 (698 words)

	Constitution of Faith Lutheran Church - Article
		This congregation shall be an interdependent part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or its successor, and of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
		This congregation is removed from membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America according to the procedures as stated in the Constitution and Bylaws of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
		Notice of termination shall be forwarded by the synodical bishop to the secretary of this church and published in the periodical of this church.
	www.faithlutheranchurch.org /const/a6.htm (649 words)

	Churches In America - Churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		First Lutheran Church, Topeka, Kan., is the winner of the 2005 Disability Ministries Accessibility Award given annually to a congregation by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that displays commitment...
		A five-million-strong US church has rebuked Israel The resolution titled "Peace Not Wall" was adopted Saturday on a 668-269 vote by members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at their convention in...
		The white church in America must open itself to the possibility that racism is a fundamental contributor to this tragedy.
	churchesinamerica.fiscchurches.com (1428 words)

	Office of the Secretary
		The Rev. Lowell G. Almen is the Secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
		The Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America contains the collective memory of the ELCA and of Lutherans in North America.
		The Library at the Lutheran Center in Chicago serves those who work and study in the congregations, synods, schools, social service agencies, and the churchwide office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
	www.elca.org /secretary (162 words)

	Death Penalty Religious: Statements: Evangelical Lutheran Church in American
		Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America continue the deliberation, upholding together the authority of Scripture, creeds, and confessions; the value of God-given life; and the commitment to serve God’s justice.
		Lutheran theological tradition has maintained that society is ruled by the Law and is influenced and nourished by the Gospel.
		It is because of this church’s commitment to justice that we oppose the death penalty.
	www.deathpenaltyreligious.org /education/statements/elca.html (1523 words)

	GUIDELINES FOR LUTHERAN-JEWISH RELATIONS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lutherans should consider, however, that Christians may be able more easily to share in a typical weekly Jewish worship service than Jews can in a typical Christian service, since the latter includes prayers and blessings which presume faith in Jesus and the Trinity.
		Lutherans are not obligated to adopt the same perspective on these matters, but it is vital for us to understand and respect our neighbor's concerns.
		Lutheran pastors should make it clear in their preaching and teaching that although the New Testament reflects early conflicts, it must not be used as justification for hostility towards present-day Jews.
	www.j-cinstitute.org /ChurchStatements/Lutheran_Guidelines.htm (1408 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Rejects Pro
		Lutherans have opposed abortion based on the Scriptural truths that there is human life from the moment of conception and that God prohibits the murder of human life.
		Lutherans for Life is concerned about the continued impact the ELCA position will have on its membership.
		Lutherans for Life is grateful for those within the ELCA who courageously witness to the God-given sanctity of human life.
	www.nrlc.org /news/1999/NRL999/evang.html (944 words)

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		Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) The ELCA represents the oldest strain of American Lutheranism going back to the 17th century, as well as many 19th century German, Scandinavian and Eastern European immigrant groups.
		Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) The LC-MS was founded by Germans that immigrated to Perry County and St. Louis, Missouri.
		Ansgarius was founded in 1849 by Gustav Unonius, a Swedish Lutheran that became a priest in the Episcopal Church.
	www.newberry.org /genealogy/Lutheran.html (2763 words)

	ipedia.com: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Church is divided into one special and 64 regional synods, or dioceses in the United States and the Caribbean each headed by a synodical bishop and council.
		The ELCA has over five million members and is one of the largest Christian demominations in the United States.
		Lutherans believe in the true presence of Christ in the sacrament of communion through consubstantiation, whereas Roman Catholics and eastern Orthodox believe in transubstantiation and many other Protestants doubt the true presence.
	www.ipedia.com /evangelical_lutheran_church_in_america.html (827 words)

	Lutheran church synods in america Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lutheran Church Synods In America are great for when you're looking to get better at lutheran church synods in america for selfish purposes.
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		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America studies on sexuality and the role of same gender unions in the church.
	churches.3infosource9.info /seventh-day-adventist-church/lutheran-church-synods-in-america.html (309 words)

	Adherents.com
		Church policy includes abortion of fetuses with 'lethal abnormalities' and says abortion should be legal, and subsidized for poor women...
		The Lutherans have approved similar pacts with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Reformed Church in America and the United Church of Christ.
		In the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), two San Francisco churches, St. Francis Lutheran and First United Lutheran, have been charged with heresy over the issue of an 'irregular' ordination of gay and lesbian clergy--Reverends Jeff Johnson, Ruth Frost, and Phyllis Zilhart--and face expulsion from the denomination in 1995.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_280.html (2432 words)

	American Lutheran Church -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		church organized in 1896 in Minneapolis, Minn., as the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by merger of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (the North Church) and the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America (the Blair Church).
		C.F.W. Walther, a seminary professor and pastor ordained in Germany, was president of the church from 1847 to 1850...
		church established by Danish immigrants who in 1874 took the name Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and formally organized as a synod in Neenah, Wis., in 1878.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9006123?tocId=9006123 (712 words)

	Reformed Church in America
		Until the English conquest of New Netherland in 1664, the Reformed Church was the established church of the colony.
		The church embraces many of the historic colonial churches of New York and New Jersey, the denominational stronghold; fresh immigration from the Netherlands in the mid-19th cent.
		Reformed churches - Reformed churches, in a general sense, all Protestant churches that claim a beginning in the...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0841403.html (775 words)

	Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		Bonhoeffer challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of need and eventually became part of the resistance movement and the plots to kill Hitler.
		The Central Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, a companion synod of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, was included in "PositHIVe Church," a publication of Lutheran World Information, the communications unit of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Geneva, Switzerland.
		Articles were contributed from Lutheran churches around the world, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
	www.mcselca.org (552 words)

	Largest Communities: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is the largest Lutheran church in the United States, and the fifth largest church in the United States.
		The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was formed in Columbus, Ohio, April 30-May 3, 1987 by a merger of three Lutheran bodies: the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC), the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) and The American Lutheran Church (ALC).
		Source: Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990, published by the Glenmary Research Center, P.O. Box 507, Mars Hill, NC 28754.
	www.adherents.com /largecom/com_elca.html (206 words)

	Renewing Worship in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		At its November 2005 meeting, the ELCA Church Council received a report on the liturgical review of the proposed content of Evangelical Lutheran Worship and commended this new primary worship resource to congregations of the ELCA.
		At the end of September one copy of With the Whole Church: A Study Guide for Renewing Worship was sent to each ELCA congregation and rostered leader.
		Renewing Worship November 2004 report to the ELCA Church Council, including a first draft list of hymns proposed for the new book of worship.
	www.renewingworship.org (742 words)

	The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - ELCA
		The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - ELCA
		The ELCA, while affirming its commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ as witnessed to in the Lutheran confessional writings, also tends to emphasize the historical character of these writings and to maintain the possibility of dissent to confessional positions that do not deal directly with the Gospel itself understood in a narrow sense.
		The level of agreement necessary to join together in one church body.
	www.lcms.org /pages/internal.asp?NavID=2146 (210 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Region 2 Archives
		Description: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was formally created in 1988 from the three church bodies known as the American Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church in America, and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
		Several congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are located in Los Angeles, and the Southern California (West) Synod of Region 2 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is headquartered in the Los Angeles area.
		The Region 2 Archives have subsumed the archives of the former American Lutheran Church district and the former Lutheran Church in America synod and their antecedents.
	www.usc.edu /isd/archives/arc/lasubject/records/id63.html (479 words)

	Upper Susquehanna Synod - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		Upper Susquehanna Synod - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
		They think they only influence families when they are within the four walls of the church building.
		The Child In Our Hands initiative is family and Christ centered focusing on how the Church can equip the family to teach the faith in their homes.
	www.uss-elca.org /childinourhands/quotes2004.htm (658 words)

	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Virginia Synod: Synodical Archives: Religion Collections in Libraries and ...
		Approximately 75 published books written primarily in the 20th century concerning the Lutheran Church in the southeast.
		These include the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Virginia; Southeast Virginia Synod; Holston Synod; Lutheran Synod of Virginia, ULCA; and the Virginia Synod, LCA.
		The archival collection also includes records of church and synod organizations, newsletters, conference and pastoral minutes, information on local and international missions, and parish registers.
	www.loc.gov /rr/main/religion/roa.html (320 words)

	Related Internet Links (Augustana Lutheran Church)
		Stands as a community of faith, modeling the gospel within the church and within the lesbian and gay community.
		An organization of Lutherans and their families that combines insurance protection with opportunities for members to help themselves and their communities.
		Gettysburg Seminary is the oldest of the eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), tracing its start to 1826.
	augustanadc.info /links.html (254 words)

	Address to the members of the Lutheran Church in America
		Christian unity therefore will always be an urgent matter because the Church has the sacred mission of preaching the Gospel of reconciliation.
		And the fact that you are now joined by an Episcopal bishop and a Catholic bishop who are actively involved in ecumenical relations with the Lutheran Churches in the United States points to the ecumenical progress being made.
		I am aware that the Lutheran Church in America and two other Lutheran Churches voted at their Conventions in August to unite and form the new Evangelical Church in America, which is to come into being in 1988.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1986/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19861002_chiesa-luterana_en.html (443 words)

	Our Savior Lutheran Church, Gatlinburg Tennessee. Everyone is Welcome!
		Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Lutheran confessing worship in Gatlinburg, Tennessee at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
		ur Savior Lutheran Church is part of the largest Lutheran body in the United States of America, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
		The Largest Lutheran Church organization in the world; We believe in the Triune God, The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
	www.gatlinburglutheranchurch-elca.com (336 words)

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