The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:church
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Lutheran_Women's_Missionary_League
gptkb:Lutheran_Church—_Missouri_Synod_Foundation
Lutheran Hour Ministries
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkbp:annual_event National Youth Gathering
gptkbp:charity_work gptkb:Lutheran_Church_Extension_Fund
Global missions
gptkbp:community_engagement National Youth Gathering
gptkbp:community_involvement gptkb:Local_congregations
Disaster relief efforts
Social services
Local outreach programs
gptkbp:community_programs Health and wellness initiatives
gptkbp:community_service gptkb:Lutheran_Social_Services
Food banks and shelters
gptkbp:conference Conventions every three years
gptkbp:conflict The Great Depression impact
American Civil War impact
Civil Rights Movement response
gptkbp:controversy Role of women in the church
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Music and arts in worship
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on American culture
gptkbp:doctrine Confessional Lutheranism
gptkbp:ecumenical_relations Limited participation
Limited ecumenism
gptkbp:education gptkb:Concordia_University_System
Pastoral training programs
gptkbp:education_institution gptkb:Concordia_Theological_Seminary
gptkb:Concordia_University_System
gptkbp:educational_programs Elementary and secondary schools
Seminary education
gptkbp:famous_person gptkb:Hermann_Sasse
gptkbp:focuses_on Law and Gospel distinction
gptkbp:founded 1847
gptkbp:founder gptkb:C._F._W._Walther
gptkbp:global_presence Congregations in multiple countries
Missionaries abroad
gptkbp:governed_by Synodical structure
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:Synodical_Convention
gptkbp:growth_rate Expansion in the Midwest
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:historical_context German immigration to America
gptkbp:historical_debate Controversy over the role of women
The Missouri Synod controversy
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:The_Large_Catechism
gptkb:The_Small_Catechism
gptkb:The_Formula_of_Concord
The Augsburg Confession
The Lutheran Confessions
Minutes of the synodical conventions
gptkbp:historical_event The merger with other Lutheran bodies
Formation of the Synodical Conference
Formation of the synod in Chicago
Concordia Theological Seminary establishment
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Walther_League
Friedrich Pfotenhauer
gptkbp:historical_role German immigrants
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in the American Civil War
Influence on American Lutheranism
Contributions to American culture
Role in American religious landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkbp:is_divided_into Old Lutheran and New Lutheran
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by Liturgical
Liturgical calendar
Hymnody
gptkbp:issues Debates on social issues
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:J._A._O._Preus
gptkbp:language English
Engagement with other faiths
gptkbp:leadership President of the Synod
President Matthew C. Harrison
gptkbp:membership approximately 2 million
gptkbp:mission Domestic and international missions
gptkbp:notable_achievement 50th anniversary in 1897
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:C._F._W._Walther
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Lutheran_Service_Book
gptkbp:opening_ceremony Use of hymns and liturgies
gptkbp:philosophy Classical education model
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Sola_Scriptura
gptkb:Sola_Fide
gptkb:Sola_Gratia
Conservative
Baptismal regeneration
Real presence in Communion
gptkbp:position gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:The_Lutheran_Witness
The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Handbook
gptkbp:sacraments gptkb:Holy_Communion
gptkb:Baptism
Baptism and Eucharist
gptkbp:social_responsibility Conservative
Pro-life
gptkbp:youth_programs gptkb:Lutheran_Youth_Fellowship
Summer camps
Confirmation classes
Lutheran Schools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Lutheran_Witness
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5