Lutheran Synod of Buffalo
| Lutheran Synod of Buffalo | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheran |
| Theology | Confessional Lutheran |
| Structure | National synod and local congregations |
| Region | Primarily in the U.S. states of New York and Wisconsin |
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York |
| Founder | J. A. A. Grabau |
| Origin |
1845 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Separated from | Prussian Union |
| Merged into | American Lutheran Church (1930) |
| Congregations | 54 (1929) |
| Members | 7,891 (1929) |
| Ministers | 45 (1929) |
| Other name(s) | Buffalo Synod |
The Lutheran Synod of Buffalo, founded in 1845 as the Synod of Lutheran Emigrants from Prussia (German: Synode der aus Preussen ausgewanderten lutherischen Kirche), was commonly known from early in its history as the Buffalo Synod.[1] The synod resulted from the efforts of pastor J. A. A. Grabau and members of his Erfurt and other congregations to escape the forced union of Lutheran and Reformed churches in Prussia by immigrating, in 1839, to New York City and Buffalo, New York, and to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Grabau and the largest group settling in Buffalo.[2] Internal disputes regarding theology and practice led to a major schism in the 1880s.[3] In 1930 it merged with the Ohio Synod and the Iowa Synod to form the first instance of the American Lutheran Church (ALC).[4] The latter body, after further mergers, became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1988.
In 1929, just before its merger into the ALC, the Buffalo Synod had 45 pastors, 54 congregations, and 7,981 members.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Neve (1816), p. 383.
- ↑ Neve (1816), pp. 382-383.
- ↑ Neve (1816), p. 384.
- ↑ Christian Cyclopedia (2000), "Buffalo Synod".
- ↑ "Buffalo Synod". American Denomination Profiles. Association of Religion Data Archives. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
References
- Lueker, Erwin L.; Poellot, Luther; Jackson, Paul, eds. (2000). Christian Cyclopedia (Online ed.). St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- Neve, J. L. (1916). A Brief History of the Lutheran Church in America (Second Revised and Enlarged ed.). Burlington, Iowa: The German Literary Board. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
External links
- Kriegbaum-Hanks, Susan: A Brief History of the Old Lutheran Immigrants and the Buffalo Synod: 1838 - 1867