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The Northern Illinois District includes approximately 226 congregations and missions, subdivided into 28 circuits, as well as 54 preschools, 67 elementary schools, and 9 high schools. The district has approximately 127,000baptized members. [1] The Northern Illinois District was formed in 1907 when the Illinois District was divided.
The Canadian district was split off three years later in 1878/1879, and eventually in 1988, the three Missouri Synod districts in the Dominion of Canada there were separated to join and form the new independent denomination of the Lutheran Church-Canada. The old Northern district was renamed the Michigan district in 1881. Western: 1854
Senior pastor (s) Rev. Anthony Oliphant. Redeemer Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. Founded in 1928, there were (as of 2008) 495 baptized members. Three of Redeemer's pastors held rather long tenures; Rev. Worth Setzer served for nearly 31 years ...
The Missouri District is home to the synod's headquarters as well as Concordia Seminary, both of which are located in or just outside St. Louis. The district includes approximately 301 congregations and missions, subdivided into 28 circuits, as well as 52 preschools, 56 elementary schools, and 9 high schools.
April 26 – May 7: 15th synodical convention meets at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis. [17] July 10–16: The Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America is formed with the Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Norwegian, Ohio, and Wisconsin synods agreeing to be in full altar and pulpit fellowship.
The District also carries out campus ministry at two colleges and supports an elementary school in East St. Louis. [6] The Southern Illinois District was formed in 1907 when the Illinois District was divided. District offices are located in Belleville, Illinois. Delegates from each congregation meet in convention every three years to elect the ...
Concordia Seminary. Concordia Seminary is a Lutheran seminary in Clayton, Missouri. [3] The institution's primary mission is to train pastors, deaconesses, missionaries, chaplains, and church leaders for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). Founded in 1839, the seminary initially resided in Perry County, Missouri.
1983: Martin Luther: An Eye on Augsburg, a film funded by the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with Rev. Robert Clausen as Luther. 2001: Opening the Door to Luther, travelogue hosted by Rick Steves. Sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.