General Synod (1820-1918)

Northern Illinois Synod
(1910 map)
Advent
Ascension
Augsburg
Calvary English
Christ English
Cuyler
Grace English
Hope
Luther Memorial (Ravenswood)
Mt. Zion
People's
Reformation
Rogers Park English
St. Andrew's English
St. James' (Logan Sq.)
St. Mark's Ger.-English
St. Paul's
Tabor
Trinity (Cent. Ill.)
Unity
Woodlawn Immanuel

Wartburg Synod
Bethel German
St. Simon's German
Trinity German (Holy Trinity)

United Lutheran Church of the Reformation



Reformation Lutheran Church
The United Lutheran Church of the Reformation, also known as Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, was organized in 1917 as a member of the General Synod in the South Bryn Mawr and Bencoma Park area of Chicago. Sunday School work begun in 1905 and canvassing started in 1916, led to the formation of the congregation on January 7, 1917. Lots were purchased in 1917 on the southwest corner of 80th Street and Jeffery Blvd., and a church building was built.

In 1964 it merged with St. Luke (1926, Augustana Synod) to form St. Thomas Lutheran Church.

Pastors
Harmon M. Snyder 1918-1921
W.L. Rutherford 1922-1924
R.R. Weissmiller 1925-1930
Edward Voorhees 1931-1936
John M. Spaid 1937-1959

Original records
Original record books for Reformation should be located at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 8000 S. Jeffrey Blvd., Chicago, IL 60617. The ELCA Archives has congregational histories and other materials relating to Reformation.


Sources
25th Anniversary of the United Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 1942.

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