Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Christian denomination Lutheran denomination mainline Protestant denomination

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, known for its mainline Protestant theology, nationwide congregational network, and active engagement in social justice and ecumenical relations.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
American Lutheran Church 1
ELCA 1
Evangelical Lutheran churches 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Lutheran denomination ⓘ
mainline Protestant denomination ⓘ
abbreviation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ELCA
allowsOrdinationOf LGBTQ clergy ⓘ
women ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateFounded 1988 ⓘ
denominationType Lutheran ⓘ
emphasis ecumenism ⓘ
grace-centered theology ⓘ
social ministry ⓘ
engagesIn ecumenical dialogue ⓘ
social justice advocacy ⓘ
foundedByMergerOf Evangelical Lutheran Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: American Lutheran Church

Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches ⓘ
Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
governingBody Church Council ⓘ
Churchwide Assembly ⓘ
hasFullCommunionWith Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ
Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)

Moravian Church in America ⓘ
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Reformed Church in America ⓘ
United Church of Christ ⓘ
United Methodist Church ⓘ
hasPolity congregationalist with synodical structure ⓘ
hasStructure congregations ⓘ
synods ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
languageOfWorship English ⓘ
largestLutheranBodyIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
leaderTitle Presiding Bishop ⓘ
memberOf Churches Uniting in Christ ⓘ
Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
National Council of Churches ⓘ
World Council of Churches ⓘ
orientation mainline Protestant ⓘ
moderate to progressive ⓘ
practices Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist

infant baptism ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scripture Bible ⓘ
theologicalTradition Lutheranism ⓘ
usesConfessions Augsburg Confession ⓘ
Book of Concord ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → abbreviation → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ELCA
Augsburg Confession → acceptedBy → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
United Lutheran Seminary (Gettysburg campus) → affiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Church Council → appliesToJurisdiction → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
subject surface form: Church Council (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
Churchwide Assembly → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
United Lutheran Seminary (Gettysburg campus) → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → foundedByMergerOf → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Lutheran Church
Episcopal Church → hasEcumenicalAgreementWith → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Lutheranism → hasMajorBody → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
American Protestantism → hasOrganization → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Church Council → hasReligiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
subject surface form: Church Council (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
Evangelicalism → includesDenomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evangelical Lutheran churches
Churchwide Assembly → jurisdiction → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
New Revised Standard Version → liturgicalUse → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches → mergedInto → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Lutheran Church in America → mergedInto → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Church Council → partOf → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
subject surface form: Church Council (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
Churchwide Assembly → partOf → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches → partOfMergerForming → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Capital University → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Pacific Lutheran University → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
St. Olaf College → religiousTradition → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
United Lutheran Seminary (Gettysburg campus) → servesCommunity → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ
Lutheran Church in America → successor → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ⓘ