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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Christian_denomination
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
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gptkbp:baptismPractice
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infant and believer's baptism
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:denomination
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Lutheran
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gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations
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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
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gptkbp:founded
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1988
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Church_Council
gptkb:Churchwide_Assembly
gptkb:Conference_of_Bishops
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gptkbp:hasSynods
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65
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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ELCA
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gptkbp:mainLanguage
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English
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gptkbp:membership
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approximately 3 million (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:notableInstitution
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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
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gptkbp:notableSeminaries
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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
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gptkbp:numberOfCongregations
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over 8,900 (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:officialWebsite
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https://www.elca.org/
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gptkbp:ordinationOfLGBTQClergy
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yes
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gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen
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yes
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gptkbp:origin
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merger of American Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in America, Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches
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gptkbp:presidingBishop
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gptkb:Elizabeth_A._Eaton
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gptkbp:publishes
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gptkb:Living_Lutheran
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gptkbp:theology
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gptkb:Lutheranism
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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