Lutheran Churches of Chicago
A Genealogical Guide

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General Council
(1867-1918)
Chicago Synod
Atonement
Epiphany English
Holy Trinity English
Redeemer English
St. James'
St. John's English
St. Luke's English
St. Mark's English
St. Matthew's English
St. Peter's English
St. Stephen's
Wicker Park English

United Lutheran Church in America
(1918-1962)
Belmont Park
Christ the Mediator
Christ the Shepherd
Dr. Martin Luther
Edgebrook
Gladstone Park
Holy Communion
Martin Luther
Mont Claire (Good Shepherd)
North Austin
Norwood Park
Our Saviour's
Peace
Ridge
St. Andrew's English
St. James
St. John's
St. Mark's
St. Peter & St. Paul
Trinity Slovak

Norwegian Synod (1853-1917)
Christ English
First (Logan Square)
Grace English (Cragin)
Irving Park
Lake View (1st Norw.)
Our Savior's
St. John's
St. John's Danish
St. Luke's
St. Matthew
St. Markus (St. Mark's)
St. Paul's (Wicker Park)
St. Peter's
South Chicago

United Norwegian Lutheran Church
(1890-1917)
Bethel
Bethlehem
Covenant
Emmaus
Messiah
Moreland
Nazareth
Our Savior's English
Salem
St. Timothy
Trinity
Trinity (South Chicago)
Zion

Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
(Evangelical Lutheran Church)
(1917-1960)
Bethany
Calvary
Central
Christ
Community
Edison Park
Faith
Medill Ave.
Park View
United

Joint Synod of Ohio (German) (1818-1930)
Cross
Grace
Trinity
Zion

American Lutheran Church (1930-1960)
Mayfair
Our Lord's American

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(1988-on)
United in Christ
United in Faith

Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (1976-1987)
(congregations formerly in Missouri Synod)
First Trinity
Mount Olive
Pilgrim
St. Luke
Windsor Park

Missouri Synod
(also see AELC listed above)
Bethany (North Side)
Bethany (Northwest)
Bethel
Bethesda
Bethlehem (Northwest)
Bethlehem (South)
Christ English (NW)
Christ (Northwest)
Concordia
Ebenezer
Emmaus
Faith
Gage Park
Gethsemane
Golgotha
Grace (Northwest)
Grace (West Side)

Holy Cross Polish
Holy Cross (South)
Hope
Immanuel (First Imm.)
Immanuel (South Side)
Jefferson Park
Jehovah
Lord Jesus Polish
Nazareth
Our Savior Deaf
Our Savior's
Pilgrim (South)
Peace
Redeemer
St. Andrew's
St. James (St. Jacobi)
St. John's (First St. John's)
St. Luke's (Northwest)

St. Mark's (West Side)
St. Martin's
St. Matthew's
St. Paul (South Side)
St. Paul's (First St. Paul)
St. Peter's
St. Philip's
St. Stephen's
Tabor
Trinity (Northwest)
Trinity (South Side)
Zion (South)
Zion Lithuanian
Zion Lettish
Zion Slovak
Zion's (West Side)
Zion's (South Side)

Independent
Bethania Norwegian
Bethel Congregational
Lithuanian
Peace (Frieden's)
First
Salem

Union
4th German Ev. United St. Peter's

"Little" Norwegian Synod (Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
St. Luke's
St. Markus (St. Mark's)
St. Paul's (Wicker Park)