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The Augsburg Lutheran Churches works together with the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, and some of its congregations have joint membership in both bodies. It also enjoys a cordial relationship with the North American Lutheran Church. Its official seminary is the Institute of Lutheran Theology. [4]
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC 1978–1987) Augustana Catholic Church (ALCC) Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church; Augustana Orthodox & Evangelical Lutheran Synod; Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America; Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America
The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) is the sixth largest Lutheran church body in the United States. The AFLC includes congregations from the former Lutheran Free Church in 27 different U.S. states and four Canadian provinces. The AFLC is not an incorporated synod, but a free association. Each local congregation is a separate ...
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is the largest association of national and regional Lutheran church bodies in the world. Founded in 1947 by 47 church bodies from 26 countries, [ 3 ] the LWF has grown to include 145 church bodies in 98 countries.
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) is an association of Lutheran congregations located primarily in the United States. It describes itself as an affiliation of autonomous Lutheran churches and not a denomination. [4] It began in 2001 in response to some liberal views of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The Joint Commission on Theology and Doctrine of the NALC and Lutheran CORE endorsed an anti-abortion stance on abortion in the document "The Lord Is with You" – A Word of Counsel to the Church – The Sanctity of Nascent Life", on December 14, 2012. [10] The North American Lutheran Church is associated with Lutherans For Life. [11]
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations.
The American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC, also known as The AALC or TAALC) is a Lutheran church body based in the United States. It was formed on November 7, 1987, as a continuation of the American Lutheran Church denomination, the majority of which merged with the Lutheran Church in America and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church ...