Missouri Synod Lutheran Church

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:LCMS
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Concordia_Seminary gptkb:Concordia_University_System gptkb:Concordia_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:directionA	Lutheran
gptkbp:doctrine	gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkbp:doesNotOrdain	Women
gptkbp:emphasizes	Biblical inerrancy Closed communion Confessional subscription
gptkbp:founded	1847
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German English
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:International_Lutheran_Council
gptkbp:mission	International missions
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations	about 6,000
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 1.8 million
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Missouri_Synod
gptkbp:policy	Congregationalist
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Matthew_C._Harrison
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:Concordia_Publishing_House gptkb:Lutheran_Witness
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:North_American_Lutheran_Church gptkb:Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod gptkb:Lutheran_Church–Canada gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America gptkb:General_Council gptkb:General_Synod gptkb:United_Lutheran_Church_in_America
gptkbp:theology	gptkb:Confessional_Lutheranism
gptkbp:website	https://www.lcms.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Liturgical
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Open_Table_Communion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6