Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States)

Evangelical Lutheran Church
AbbreviationELC
ClassificationLutheran
AssociationsNational Lutheran Council
RegionUnited States
Origin1917
Merger ofHauge Synod
Norwegian Synod
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Merged intoThe American Lutheran Church (1960)
Congregations2,482
Members1,125,867
Ministers2,242
Other name(s)Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (1917–1946)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) was a Lutheran denomination that existed from 1917, when it was founded as the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), until 1960, when it joined two other church bodies to form the second American Lutheran Church.

In 1959, just before its merger into the ALC, the ELC had 2,242 pastors, 2,482 congregations, and 1,125,867 members.[1]

  1. ^ "Evangelical Lutheran Church". American Denomination Profiles. Association of Religion Data Archives. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.