Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_–_Missouri_Synod
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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 6