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Key to Predecessor
Church Bodies
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| ELCA (EA) -
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1988-present) |
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TALC (A) -
The American Lutheran Church (1960-1987) |
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ALC (AM) -
American Lutheran Church (1930-1960) |
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Buffalo (B) -
Buffalo Synod 1845-1930 |
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Iowa (I) -
Iowa Synod (1854-1930) |
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Texas (T) -
First (German) Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Texas (1855-1896, district 1896-1930) |
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JSO (O) -
Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States (1818-1930) |
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Augsburg Synod (1876-1903) |
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Concordia Synod of Virginia
(1868-1877) |
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Evangelical Lutheran
Conference (1881-1882) |
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Indianapolis Synod (1846-1858) |
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Tennessee Synod (Reorganized)
(1848-1884) |
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ELC
(E) - Evangelical Lutheran Church (1917-1960) (was the Norwegian Lutheran Church
of America 1917-1946) |
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Hauge
(H) - Hauge's Synod (1876-1917) (split from Eielsen's Synod) |
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(EI)
- Eielsen's Synod (1845-1997) (minority remained as Eielsen Synod under old
Constitution in 1876) |
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(S)
- Norwegian Synod (1853-1917) |
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UNLC
(U) - United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (1890-1917) |
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(AN)
- Anti-Missourian Brotherhood (1887-1890) (split from Norwegian Synod) |
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(NA)
- Norwegian-Augustana Synod (1870-1890) (split from Scandinavian Augustana Synod) |
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NDConf (CO)
- Norwegian-Danish Conference (1870-1890) (split from Scandinavian Augustana Synod) |
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LFC (F)
- Lutheran Free Church (1897-1963) (was Friends of Augsburg, 1893-1897, split from United
Norwegian Lutheran Church) |
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UELC
(UE) - United Evangelical Lutheran Church (1896-1960) (was the United Danish
Evangelical Lutheran Church 1896-1946) |
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(DA)
- Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association (a.k.a. Blair Church) (1884-1896) (split
from Norwegian-Danish Conference) |
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(DN)
- Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (a.k.a. North Church) (1893-1896)
(split from Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church) |
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LCA (L)
- Lutheran Church in America (1962-1987) |
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DELC (D)
- American Evangelical Lutheran Church (1874-1962) (was the Danish Evangelical Lutheran
Church (1874-1953) |
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Church Mission
Society (Kirkelig Missionsforening) (1872-1874) |
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AUG (AG)
- Augustana Lutheran Church (1860-1962) (was Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North
America 1894-1948, Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America
1860-1894) |
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Suomi (SU)
- Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (Suomi Synod) (1890-1962) |
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ULCA (UL)
- United Lutheran Church in America (1918-1962)
[Member Synods of ULCA, GC, GS, USS] |
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GC
- General Council (1867-1918) |
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GS
- General Synod (1820-1918) |
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USS
- United Synod of the South (1863-1918) (was the General Synod of the Confederate States
of America 1863-1866, Evangelical Lutheran General Synod in North America 1866-1876,
Evangelical Lutheran General Synod South 1876-1886) |
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AELC (AE) -
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (1974-1987) (split from the Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod) |
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Other Lutheran church bodies
not associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| LCMS (MO)
- Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (1847-current) (was German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Missouri, Ohio, and Other States 1847-1917, Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio,
and Other States 1917-1948) |
| WELS (W)
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (1917-current) (was Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Other States 1917-1919, Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Wisconsin and Other States 1919-1959) |
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Michigan and Other States (1860-1917) |
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Minnesota and Other States (1860-1917) |
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German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States (1850-1917) |
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German Evangelical Lutheran
District Synod of Nebraska and Other States (1904-1917) |
| ELCIC
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (1985-current) |
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Canada (1960-1985) (split from The American Lutheran Church, 1960, full autonomy 1966)
(LCA Canadian congregations joined in 1985 forming ELCIC) |
| AALC
- American Association of Lutheran Churches (1987-current) (split from The American
Lutheran Church) |
| AFLC
- Association of Free Lutheran Churches (1962-current) (split from the Lutheran Free
Church) |
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CLBA (LB)
- Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (1900-current) |
| ELS
- Evangelical Lutheran Synod (1918-current) (was Norwegian Synod of the American
Evangelical Lutheran Church 1918-1957 (a.k.a. "Little Norwegian" Synod)) (split
from the Norwegian Synod) |
| Lat
- Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1975-current) |
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| Other codes |
| X - Merged |
| Y - Split |
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