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Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church—Missouri_Synod
GPTKB entity
Statements (66)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:LCMS
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:International_Lutheran_Council
gptkbp:baptismDate
gptkb:Infant_baptism
Baptism by water
gptkbp:baptismPractice
Closed communion
gptkbp:class
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:confession
gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkbp:crest
gptkb:Apostles'_Creed
gptkb:Athanasian_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:directionA
Lutheran
gptkbp:doctrine
gptkb:Sola_Fide
gptkb:Sola_Gratia
gptkb:Sola_Scriptura
gptkb:Law_and_Gospel_distinction
gptkb:Two_kingdoms_doctrine
Justification by faith alone
Biblical inerrancy
Closed communion
Sacramental theology
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations
Limited
gptkbp:education
gptkb:Concordia_University_System
gptkbp:founded
1847
gptkbp:foundedIn
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:hasSeminary
gptkb:Concordia_Seminary
gptkb:Concordia_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
gptkbp:language
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:mission
Global
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Seminex_controversy
gptkb:Walkout_of_1974
Formation of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:C.F.W._Walther
gptkb:Hermann_Sasse
gptkb:Matthew_C._Harrison
gptkb:J.A.O._Preus_II
gptkb:Robert_Preus
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations
about 6,000
gptkbp:numberOfEarlyChildhoodCenters
over 1,000
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
about 1.8 million
gptkbp:numberOfSchools
7
over 100
over 1,800
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen
No
gptkbp:president
gptkb:Matthew_C._Harrison
gptkbp:publishes
gptkb:Concordia_Publishing_House
gptkb:Reporter
gptkb:Lutheran_Witness
gptkbp:relatedOrganization
gptkb:Concordia_Historical_Institute
gptkb:Lutheran_Church_Extension_Fund
gptkb:Lutheran_Hour_Ministries
gptkb:Lutheran_Laymen's_League
gptkb:Lutheran_Women's_Missionary_League
gptkbp:separates
gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:territory
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:theology
gptkb:Confessional_Lutheranism
gptkbp:website
https://www.lcms.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle
Liturgical
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Closed_Communion
gptkb:One-Year_Lectionary
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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