- Introduction
- Over Time
- Related Surveys
- Data Sources
Basic Information
The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, the newest and the smallest to enter into the 1988 merger to form the ELCA, was formed in 1976 by ministers and churches which withdrew from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
History
split into Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (1976) |
Notes
History data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [More information on history data sources]
