General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America

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The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America was a major early national Lutheran church body in the U.S. that later merged into larger denominational structures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran church body
Protestant denomination
alsoKnownAs General Synod NERFINISHED
General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the U.S.A. NERFINISHED
clergyType ordained Lutheran pastors
coreBelief justification by faith
sacramental theology of Lutheranism
country United States of America
dateDissolved 1918
denominationalFamily Protestantism
doctrinalStandard Lutheran Confessions NERFINISHED
emphasis cooperative mission work
national organization of Lutheran congregations
theological education
founded 1820
foundedBy Lutheran pastors in the United States
Samuel Simon Schmucker NERFINISHED
foundingLocation Hagerstown, Maryland NERFINISHED
governanceStructure synodical
hadInternalConflictsOver degree of adherence to Lutheran Confessions
relations with non-Lutheran Protestants
hadSeminaryAffiliation Gettysburg Seminary NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century American Protestantism
historicalSignificance first lasting national Lutheran body in the United States
influencedFormationOf General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America NERFINISHED
United Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED
laityParticipation congregational delegates in synod
languageOfWorship English
mergedInto United Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED
mergedWith General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America NERFINISHED
United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South NERFINISHED
orientation American Lutheran
mainline Protestant
participatedIn American home missions NERFINISHED
foreign missions
partOfHistoryOf Lutheranism in the United States
polity congregational-synodical
primaryConstituency English-speaking Lutherans in the United States
primaryScripture Bible NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution merger with other Lutheran bodies
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
religion Lutheranism
scriptureView Bible as authoritative word of God
successor United Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED
theology Lutheran theology
worshipStyle liturgical Protestant

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United Lutheran Church in America precededBy General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America
United Lutheran Church in America formedByMergerOf General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America