Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Christian_denomination
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Lutheranism
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| gptkbp:charityWork |
gptkb:Lutheran_Church_Extension_Fund
Lutheran World Relief Lutheran Disaster Response |
| gptkbp:conference |
gptkb:Concordia_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:Concordia_University_Wisconsin |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
Confessional Lutheranism
Sola_Fide Sola_Scriptura Sola_Gratia |
| gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations |
Limited ecumenism
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| gptkbp:educational_programs |
gptkb:Concordia_University_System
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| gptkbp:founded |
1847
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| gptkbp:governing_body |
Synodical Convention
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
German_immigrants
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Formation of the synod in 1847
The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Education The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Leadership The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Outreach The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Health The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Missions_and_Evangelism The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Renewal The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Planting The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Extension The_establishment_of_Concordia_Publishing_House The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Education The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Evangelism The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Missions The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Stewardship The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Foundation The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_World_Mission The_establishment_of_the_Lutheran_Hour The_merger_with_the_Ohio_and_other_synods The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Relations_and_Outreach The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Communication The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_International_Missions The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Revitalization The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Youth_Ministry The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Development The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Growth The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Social_Ministry The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Relations The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_National_Missions The_establishment_of_the_LCMS_Board_of_Church_Relations_and_Communication |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
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| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 2 million
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| gptkbp:mission |
Domestic and international missions
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| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:John_A._Schuetze
gptkb:Hermann_Sasse gptkb:Walter_A._Maier C.F.W. Walther |
| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Matthew_C._Harrison
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| gptkbp:publications |
The Lutheran Witness
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| gptkbp:sacraments |
Baptism
Holy Communion |
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
Pro-life advocacy
Marriage between one man and one woman |
| gptkbp:website |
lcms.org
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| gptkbp:worship_style |
Liturgical
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| gptkbp:youth_development |
LCMS Youth Gathering
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