| Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Lutheran |
| Associations | National Lutheran Council |
| Region | United States |
| Origin | June 1860 Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Wisconsin |
| Separations | Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (1870) Norwegian Augustana Synod (1870) Mission Friends |
| Merged into | Lutheran Church in America (1962) |
| Congregations | 1,219 |
| Members | 619,040 |
| Ministers | 1,353 |
| Other name(s) | Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America (1860–1870) Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America (1870–1894) Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America (1894–1948) |
The Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church (previously the Augustana Lutheran Synod and also Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America and Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America) was a Lutheran church body in the United States that was one of the churches that merged into the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) in 1962. It had its roots among the Swedish immigrants in the 19th century.[1]
In 1961, just before its merger into the LCA, the Augustana Synod had 1,353 pastors, 1,219 congregations, and 619,040 members.[2]