| Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheran |
| Theology | Conservative Christianity Pietistic Lutheranism |
| Headquarters | Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
| Origin | 1900 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Separated from | United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America |
| Congregations | 123 (2009) |
| Members | 8,860 (2009) |
| Official website | www.clba.org |
The Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA) is a Lutheran denomination of Christians rooted in a Pietist Lutheran spiritual awakening at the turn of the 20th century.[1][2]
- ^ Lamport, Mark A. (31 August 2017). Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4422-7159-3.
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