Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
AbbreviationNorwegian Synod
ClassificationLutheran
RegionUnited States
OriginFebruary 1853
Koshkonong and Luther Valley, Wisconsin
SeparationsAnti-Missourian Brotherhood (1880s)
Evangelical Lutheran Synod (1917)
Merged intoNorwegian Lutheran Church of America (1917)

The Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, commonly called the Norwegian Synod, was founded in 1853. It included churches in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.