Lutheran Church in the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_in_the_United_States

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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	7