Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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Christian denomination Lutheran church body Protestant denomination

The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran church body in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
First German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin	1
WELS	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination ⓘ Lutheran church body ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ
abbreviation	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WELS
churchPolity	congregationalist with synodical structure ⓘ
classification	evangelical Lutheran synod ⓘ
clergyCountEstimate	over 1000 pastors ⓘ
clergyEducationRequirement	completion of seminary training ⓘ
collegeOrUniversity	Martin Luther College ⓘ Wisconsin Lutheran College ⓘ
confessionalStandard	Augsburg Confession ⓘ Book of Concord ⓘ Luther's Small Catechism ⓘ
congregationCountEstimate	over 1200 congregations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Lutheranism ⓘ
doctrine	biblical inerrancy ⓘ closed communion ⓘ creationism ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ male-only pastoral office ⓘ sacramental Lutheran theology ⓘ sola scriptura ⓘ
ecclesialStance	does not ordain women as pastors ⓘ practices fellowship only with church bodies in doctrinal agreement ⓘ separated from the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in the 20th century over doctrinal issues ⓘ
foundingPlace	Milwaukee ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
foundingYear	1850 ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Waukesha, Wisconsin ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	German ⓘ
membershipEstimate	over 300000 baptized members ⓘ
missionFocus	home missions in North America ⓘ world missions on multiple continents ⓘ
officialPublication	Forward in Christ ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://wels.net ⓘ
originalName	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin
practice	catechetical instruction for youth ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ weekly congregational worship ⓘ
previousHeadquartersLocation	Milwaukee ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
publishingHouse	Northwestern Publishing House ⓘ
regionServed	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States worldwide through missions ⓘ
schoolCountEstimate	hundreds of Lutheran elementary and high schools ⓘ
seminary	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	confessional Lutheran ⓘ conservative ⓘ
viewOnLordSupper	real presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist ⓘ
viewOnScripture	Bible is verbally inspired and inerrant ⓘ
worshipStyle	liturgical ⓘ

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

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod → abbreviation → Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: WELS

Book of Concord → authorityIn → Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ⓘ

Lutheranism → hasMajorBody → Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ⓘ

Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference → hasMemberChurch → Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ⓘ

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod → originalName → Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin