Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States)
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church or ELC was formed in 1917 as the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA). The NLCA was formed by merger of the Hauge Synod (est. 1876), the Norwegian Synod (est. 1853), and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (est. 1890).
The NLCA changed its name to the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) in 1946. In 1960, the ELC joined with other Lutheran churches to form the American Lutheran Church. This coalescence of Lutheran churches continued into recent times, with the ALC joining others to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in 1988.
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[edit] Colleges associated with the ELC
- Augustana College (South Dakota)
- Concordia College, Moorhead
- Luther College
- Pacific Lutheran University
- St. Olaf College
[edit] ELC seminary
- Luther Theological Seminary Saint Paul, Minnesota
[edit] Presidents of the ELC
- Hans G. Stub 1917–1925
- Johan A. Aasgaard 1925–1954
- Fredrik A. Schiotz 1954–1960
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Nelson, E. Clifford "Norsemen on the Prairies" America's Lutherans. Ed. Omar Bonderud and Charles Lutz Columbus OH: Wartburg Press 1958. 20-23.
[edit] External links
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