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Lutheran Church in the United States
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_in_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (101)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations
gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference
gptkb:International_Lutheran_Council
gptkbp:hasClergy
gptkb:bishop
gptkb:priest
Deacon
gptkbp:hasConfession
gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkb:Luther's_Large_Catechism
gptkb:Luther's_Small_Catechism
gptkbp:hasEthnicOrigins
gptkb:African-American
gptkb:Asian
gptkb:Estonian
gptkb:German
gptkb:Latvian
Finnish
Scandinavian
Hispanic
Slovak
Baltic
gptkbp:hasFirstCongregationFounded
1640s
gptkbp:hasFirstCongregationLocation
New Amsterdam (now New York City)
gptkbp:hasMember
about 1.8 million (LCMS)
about 350,000 (WELS)
over 3 million (ELCA)
gptkbp:hasSchool
gptkb:California_Lutheran_University
gptkb:Concordia_University_Irvine
gptkb:Concordia_University_Nebraska
gptkb:Augustana_College
gptkb:Bethany_Lutheran_College
gptkb:Concordia_College
gptkb:Concordia_University_System
gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_College
gptkb:Luther_College
gptkb:Pacific_Lutheran_University
gptkb:St._Olaf_College
gptkb:Valparaiso_University
gptkb:Wartburg_College
gptkb:Concordia_University_Wisconsin
gptkb:Concordia_University_Ann_Arbor
gptkb:Concordia_University_Chicago
gptkb:Concordia_University_St._Paul
gptkb:Concordia_University_Texas
gptkb:Martin_Luther_College
Concordia University Portland
gptkbp:hasSeminary
gptkb:Concordia_Seminary
gptkb:Luther_Seminary
gptkb:Lutheran_Theological_Seminary_at_Gettysburg
gptkb:Lutheran_Theological_Southern_Seminary
gptkb:Pacific_Lutheran_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:Trinity_Lutheran_Seminary
gptkb:United_Lutheran_Seminary
gptkb:Wartburg_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:Concordia_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:hasSignificantImmigrationWaves
18th and 19th centuries
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Waukesha,_Wisconsin_(WELS)
Chicago, Illinois (ELCA)
St. Louis, Missouri (LCMS)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lutheran Church in the United States
gptkbp:mainTributary
gptkb:North_American_Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Missouri_Synod
gptkb:Association_of_Free_Lutheran_Congregations
gptkb:Church_of_the_Lutheran_Confession
gptkb:Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod
gptkb:Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Latvian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod
gptkb:Apostolic_Lutheran_Church_of_America
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Iglesia Luterana en América
Slovak Zion Synod
gptkbp:notableEvent
Formation of ELCA (1988)
Formation of LCMS (1847)
Formation of WELS (1850)
Lutheran Reformation celebrations
Merger of predecessor bodies into ELCA
Ordination of first female pastor (1970)
Ordination of first openly transgender bishop (2021)
gptkbp:notableFigure
gptkb:Daniel_Payne
gptkb:Carl_Ferdinand_Wilhelm_Walther
gptkb:Elizabeth_Fedde
gptkb:Henry_Melchior_Muhlenberg
gptkb:John_Bachman
gptkb:Megan_Rohrer
gptkb:Elizabeth_Eaton
gptkb:Elizabeth_Platz
gptkb:Matthew_Harrison
gptkb:Samuel_Simon_Schmucker
gptkbp:originatedIn
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:sacraments
gptkb:Holy_Communion
Baptism
gptkbp:theology
gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:worshipStyle
Liturgical
Contemporary
Traditional
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lutheran_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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