Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Old Main at the FELC's Suomi College in Hancock, Michigan
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheran
RegionMichigan and other states
HeadquartersCalumet, Michigan
OriginMarch 25, 1890
Calumet, Michigan
Branched fromEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Merged intoLutheran Church in America (1962)
Congregations153 (1961)
Members36,274 (1961)
Ministers105 (1961)
Tertiary institutionsSuomi College and Theological Seminary
Other name(s)Suomi Synod

The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (commonly known as the Suomi Synod, Finnish: Amerikan suomalainen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko) was a Lutheran church body which existed in the United States from 1890 until 1962.[1]

  1. ^ Marianne Wargelin. "Finnish Americans". Advameg, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2016.