ELCA

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkbp:baptismPractice infant and believer's baptism
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:denomination Lutheran
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations full communion with Episcopal Church (USA)
full communion with Moravian Church
full communion with Presbyterian Church (USA)
full communion with Reformed Church in America
full communion with United Church of Christ
full communion with United Methodist Church
full communion with The United Church of Canada
gptkbp:founded 1988
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Church_Council
gptkb:Churchwide_Assembly
gptkb:Conference_of_Bishops
gptkbp:hasSynods 65
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ELCA
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:membership approximately 3 million (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Augustana_University
gptkb:California_Lutheran_University
gptkb:Wittenberg_University
gptkb:Augsburg_University
gptkb:Capital_University
gptkb:Carthage_College
gptkb:Concordia_University,_St._Paul
gptkb:Gettysburg_College
gptkb:Lenoir-Rhyne_University
gptkb:Luther_College
gptkb:Midland_University
gptkb:Muhlenberg_College
gptkb:Newberry_College
gptkb:Pacific_Lutheran_University
gptkb:Roanoke_College
gptkb:St._Olaf_College
gptkb:Susquehanna_University
gptkb:Texas_Lutheran_University
gptkb:Thiel_College
gptkb:Wagner_College
gptkb:Wartburg_College
gptkb:Bethany_College_(Kansas)
gptkb:Concordia_College_(Moorhead,_MN)
gptkb:Concordia_College_(New_York)
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Ann_Arbor
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Chicago
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Irvine
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Nebraska
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Portland
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Texas
gptkb:Concordia_University,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:notableSeminaries gptkb:Luther_Seminary
gptkb:Lutheran_School_of_Theology_at_Chicago
gptkb:Lutheran_Theological_Seminary_at_Gettysburg
gptkb:Pacific_Lutheran_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:United_Lutheran_Seminary
gptkb:Wartburg_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations over 8,900 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.elca.org/
gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBTQClergy yes
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen yes
gptkbp:origin merger of American Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in America, Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches
gptkbp:presidingBishop gptkb:Elizabeth_A._Eaton
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Living_Lutheran
gptkbp:theology gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4