Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is a North American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of 2015, it had a baptized membership of 373,022 in 1,269 congregations, with members in all 50 US states and 4 provinces of Canada. It is the third largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is a North American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As of 2015, it had a baptized membership of 373,022 in 1,269 congregations, with members in all 50 US states and 4 provinces of Canada. It is the third largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
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Die Evangelisch-Lutherische Wi ...... utherischen Freikirche (ELFK).
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The Wisconsin Evangelical Luth ...... ers to the entire church body.
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Висконсинский евангелический л ...... бходимо полное тождество веры.
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United States and 24 other countries.
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Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Nebraska synods
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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Die Evangelisch-Lutherische Wi ...... Sitz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The Wisconsin Evangelical Luth ...... mination in the United States.
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Висконсинский евангелический л ...... бходимо полное тождество веры.
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Evangelisch-Lutherische Wisconsin-Synode
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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Висконсинский евангелический лютеранский синод
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