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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Christian_denomination
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:LCMS
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Protestantism
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gptkbp:directionA
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Lutheran
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gptkbp:founded
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1847
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Missouri Synod
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:German
English
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gptkbp:leader
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gptkb:Matthew_C._Harrison
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gptkbp:leaderTitle
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President
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:International_Lutheran_Council
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Parochial_schools
gptkb:Synodical_Conference_(historical)
gptkb:Concordia_Publishing_House
gptkb:Lutheran_Service_Book
Closed communion
Missionary work
Liturgical worship
German-American heritage
Opposition to same-sex marriage
Catechism instruction
Conservative theology
Distinct from ELCA
Doctrinal discipline
Emphasis on biblical inerrancy
Opposition to ordination of women
Role in Lutheran Reformation in America
Support for traditional family values
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gptkbp:numberOfCongregations
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about 6,000
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gptkbp:numberOfMembers
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about 1.8 million
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Missouri_Synod
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:Concordia_Seminary
gptkb:Concordia_University_System
gptkb:Concordia_Theological_Seminary
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gptkbp:policy
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Congregationalist
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gptkbp:publishes
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gptkb:Reporter
gptkb:The_Lutheran_Witness
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
International
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gptkbp:separates
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gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkb:General_Synod
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gptkbp:theology
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gptkb:Confessional_Lutheranism
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.lcms.org/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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