American Lutheran Church
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The American Lutheran Church was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed in the mid-20th century and later became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Lutheran Church canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Lutheran denomination ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ |
| acceptsConfession | Book of Concord (in part or whole) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowsClergyMarriage | yes ⓘ |
| approximateMembershipAtMerger | about 2.25 million members ⓘ |
| beganOrdainingWomen | 1970 ⓘ |
| churchPolity | congregationalist with synodical structure ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDissolved | 1988 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1960 ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | American Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine | Augsburg Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
justification by faith
ⓘ
law and gospel distinction ⓘ liturgical worship ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
American Lutheran Church (1930–1960)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church NERFINISHED ⓘ United Evangelical Lutheran Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingContext | mid-20th-century consolidation of U.S. Lutheran bodies ⓘ |
| governanceBody |
church council
ⓘ
churchwide assembly ⓘ presiding bishop ⓘ |
| hasClergyType | ordained pastors ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedSuccessorIncludes |
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the three major U.S. Lutheran bodies that formed the ELCA ⓘ |
| numberOfCongregationsAtMerger | about 5,000 congregations GENERATED ⓘ |
| ordinationOfWomen | permitted ⓘ |
| orientation | mainline Protestant ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Lutheran World Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
Eucharist
ⓘ
infant baptism ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canada
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Other mission fields worldwide ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religiousFamily | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct denomination ⓘ |
| successor | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology | Lutheran ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | authority of the Bible in matters of faith and life ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lutheran Church in America