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Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_–_Missouri_Synod
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:LCMS
gptkbp:baptismPractice
infant baptism
closed communion
gptkbp:class
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:confession
gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkbp:directionA
Lutheran
gptkbp:emblem
LCMS logo
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
gptkbp:historicalName
gptkb:German_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod_of_Missouri,_Ohio,_and_Other_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
gptkbp:language
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:memberOf
gptkb:International_Lutheran_Council
gptkbp:mission
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor
opposition to same-sex marriage
conservative theology
support for traditional family values
opposition to ordination of women
closed communion practice
strict adherence to the Lutheran Confessions
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations
about 6,000
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
about 1.8 million
gptkbp:operates
gptkb:Concordia_Publishing_House
gptkb:Concordia_University_System
gptkb:Lutheran_Hour_Ministries
gptkbp:partner
gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_England
gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Canada
gptkbp:policy
Congregationalist
gptkbp:president
gptkb:Matthew_C._Harrison
gptkbp:publishedIn
gptkb:The_Lutheran_Witness
gptkbp:publishes
gptkb:Lutheran_Service_Book
gptkb:Portals_of_Prayer
gptkbp:relatedOrganization
gptkb:Lutheran_Laymen's_League
gptkb:Lutheran_Women's_Missionary_League
gptkbp:scripture
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:separates
gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkbp:theology
gptkb:Confessional_Lutheranism
gptkbp:website
https://www.lcms.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle
liturgical
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Evangelische_Kirche_in_den_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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