Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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      • ELCA

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      Dates of existence

      1988-

      History

      The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was formed through a 1988 merger of the American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, and the Lutheran Church in America. The constituting convention was held in 1987 in Columbus, Ohio with an official inception date of January 1, 1988. The ELCA is organized into the following regions and synods:

      Region 1: Alaska, Northwest Washington, Southwestern Washington, Northwest Intermountain, Oregon, Montana
      Region 2: Sierra Pacific, Southwest California, Pacifica, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain
      Region 3: Western North Dakota, Eastern North Dakota, South Dakota, Northwestern Minnesota, Northeastern Minnesota, Southwestern Minnesota, Minneapolis Area, Saint Paul Area, Southeastern Minnesota
      Region 4: Nebraska, Central States, Arkansas-Oklahoma, Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana, Southwestern Texas, Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast
      Region 5: Metropolitan Chicago, Northern Illinois, Central/Southern Illinois, Southeastern Iowa, Western Iowa, Northeastern Iowa, Northern Great Lakes, Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, East-Central Synod of Wisconsin, Greater Milwaukee, South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, La Crosse Area
      Region 6: Southeast Michigan, North/West Lower Michigan, Indiana-Kentucky, Northwestern Ohio, Northeastern Ohio, Southern Ohio
      Region 7: New Jersey, New England, Metro New York, Upstate New York, NE Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Slovak Zion
      Region 8: Northwestern Pennsylvania, Southwestern Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Lower Susquehanna, Upper Susquehanna, Delaware-Maryland, Metropolitan Washington, DC, West Virginia-Western Maryland
      Region 9: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southeastern, Florida-Bahamas, Caribbean

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      ELCA 2.1

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          Sources

          "History," Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, https://www.elca.org/About/History.
          "Evangelical Lutheran Church in America," Christian Cyclopedia, http://cyclopedia.lcms.org/.
          "ELCA Synodical Relations," Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, https://www.elca.org/About/Synods.

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