Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church

Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church
ClassificationLutheran
AssociationsNational Lutheran Council
RegionUnited States
OriginJune 1860
Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Wisconsin
SeparationsConference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (1870)
Norwegian Augustana Synod (1870)
Mission Friends
Merged intoLutheran Church in America (1962)
Congregations1,219
Members619,040
Ministers1,353
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]

  1. ^ "Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church". Concordia Publishing House. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Augustana Synod". American Denomination Profiles. Association of Religion Data Archives. Retrieved July 27, 2017.