Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches

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The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches was a U.S. Lutheran church body that played a key role in forming the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America through denominational merger.


Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Lutheran church body
churchTradition Evangelical Lutheran
classification mainline Protestant
contributedTo denominational merger that formed the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Protestantism
hasAbbreviation AELC
hasOrientation Evangelical
isComponentOf Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheranism in the United States
languageOfWorship English
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
mergedInto Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
partOfMergerForming Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
playedKeyRoleIn formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
region North America
religion Lutheranism
scope national church body in the United States
status defunct
theology Lutheran theology

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America foundedByMergerOf Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches