Lutheran churches in the United States

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:North_American_Lutheran_Church gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Missouri_Synod gptkb:Association_of_Free_Lutheran_Congregations gptkb:Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod gptkb:Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church gptkb:Latvian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Synodical_Conference_of_North_America gptkb:Apostolic_Lutheran_Church_of_America Slovak Zion Synod American Association of Lutheran Churches Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America Concordia Lutheran Conference Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America Iglesia Luterana en el Sínodo de Missouri Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Lutheran Ministerium and Synod – USA United Lutheran Mission Association Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America
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:followsConfession	gptkb:Augsburg_Confession gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkbp:hasClergy	gptkb:bishop gptkb:priest Deacon
gptkbp:hasEstimatedCongregations	over 8,000
gptkbp:hasEstimatedMembership	over 3 million
gptkbp:hasFirstCongregation	Holy Trinity Church (New York City)
gptkbp:hasFirstCongregationYear	1643
gptkbp:hasLargestDenomination	gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkbp:hasSecondLargestDenomination	gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Missouri_Synod
gptkbp:hasTheologicalTradition	gptkb:Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:hasThirdLargestDenomination	gptkb:Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Waukesha,_Wisconsin_(WELS) Chicago, Illinois (ELCA) St. Louis, Missouri (LCMS)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lutheran churches in the United States
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:German gptkb:Spanish gptkb:Scandinavian_languages English
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:German_immigration Scandinavian immigration Baltic immigration Dutch immigration
gptkbp:sacraments	gptkb:Holy_Communion Baptism
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Liturgical Contemporary
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Relief
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7