Lutheran Church of United States

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:confession	gptkb:Augsburg_Confession gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations	gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference_(WELS) gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation_(ELCA) gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches_(ELCA) International Lutheran Council (LCMS)
gptkbp:foundedIn	17th century
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Chicago_(ELCA) gptkb:St._Louis_(LCMS) gptkb:Waukesha,_Wisconsin_(WELS)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lutheran Church of United States
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German gptkb:Norwegian Danish English Swedish
gptkbp:mainLine	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:mainTributary	gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Missouri_Synod gptkb:Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod
gptkbp:notableEvent	Immigration of German and Scandinavian Lutherans in 19th century Merger forming ELCA in 1988
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Mark_Schroeder_(President,_WELS) Elizabeth Eaton (Presiding Bishop, ELCA) Matthew Harrison (President, LCMS)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 1.8 million (LCMS) about 350,000 (WELS) over 3 million (ELCA)
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Martin_Luther gptkb:Protestantism gptkb:Reformation
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Liturgical
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Confessional_Evangelical_Lutheran_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5