Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. As of 2015, it had 3,668,034 baptized members in 9320 congregations. In 2015, Pew Research estimated that 2.1% of the U.S population self-identifies with the ELCA and mainline Lutheranism. It is the seventh-largest religious body and the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. The next two largest Lutheran denominations are the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) (with approximately 2.1 million members) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) (with approximately 370,000 members). There are also many smaller Lutheran church bodies in the
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. As of 2015, it had 3,668,034 baptized members in 9320 congregations. In 2015, Pew Research estimated that 2.1% of the U.S population self-identifies with the ELCA and mainline Lutheranism. It is the seventh-largest religious body and the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. The next two largest Lutheran denominations are the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) (with approximately 2.1 million members) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) (with approximately 370,000 members). There are also many smaller Lutheran church bodies in the
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Die Evangelical Lutheran Churc ...... therischen Kirchen in den USA.
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Kościół Ewangelicko-Luterański ...... ch w związkach jednopłciowych.
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L'Evangelical Lutheran Church ...... angélique luthérienne en 1988.
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La Chiesa evangelica luterana ...... presieduta da Elizabeth Eaton.
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La Iglesia evangélica luterana ...... menos frecuencia, sacerdotes.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Churc ...... d the United Methodist Church.
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Евангелическая лютеранская цер ...... скопом (с 2001 — Марк Хансон).
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アメリカ福音ルター派教会(英語: Evangelical L ...... リカ国内で最もリベラルなルター派教会であると見なされている。
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美國福音路德教會(Evangelical Lutheran ...... 該教會是美國最自由主義的教會之一,允許LGBT人士出任神職。
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Lutheran Center, Chicago, Illinois
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About 150 fully supported, including 9 evangelists
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Modified episcopal polity with ...... gation as in congregationalism
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Die Evangelical Lutheran Churc ...... therischen Kirchen in den USA.
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Kościół Ewangelicko-Luterański ...... ch w związkach jednopłciowych.
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L'Evangelical Lutheran Church ...... présidée par Elizabeth Eaton.
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La Chiesa evangelica luterana ...... presieduta da Elizabeth Eaton.
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La Iglesia evangélica luterana ...... imadamente 3.668.034 miembros.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Churc ...... Lutheran church bodies in the
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Евангелическая лютеранская цер ...... скопом (с 2001 — Марк Хансон).
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アメリカ福音ルター派教会(英語: Evangelical L ...... リカ国内で最もリベラルなルター派教会であると見なされている。
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美國福音路德教會(Evangelical Lutheran ...... 該教會是美國最自由主義的教會之一,允許LGBT人士出任神職。
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Chiesa evangelica luterana in America
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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Iglesia evangélica luterana en Estados Unidos
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Kościół Ewangelicko-Luterański w Ameryce
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Église évangélique luthérienne en Amérique
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Евангелическая лютеранская церковь в Америке
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アメリカ福音ルター派教会
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美國福音路德教會
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