Identity area
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Lutheran Church in America
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Description area
Dates of existence
1962-1987
History
The Lutheran Church in America was formed at a 1962 meeting in Detroit, Michigan as the result of a merger of the AELC, the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Suomi Synod. Discussions about a possible merger had begun in 1955. The LCA was organized into 33 synods. In 1987, it merged with the Association of Lutheran Churches and the American Lutheran Church to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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ELCA 1.10
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Sources
"Lutheran Church in America," Christian Cyclopedia, http://cyclopedia.lcms.org/.