Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1988 by the merging of three churches and currently having about 5 million members, it is the largest and most liberal of all the Lutheran denominations in the United States.

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Mainline - Protestant - Denomination - Chicago - Illinois - 1988 - Liberal - Lutheran - United States

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The Church also has congregations in the Caribbean region. Before 1986, some of the congregations that form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada were part of the ELCA's predecessor churches. The ELCA is one of the largest Christian demominations in the United States. The next two largest Lutheran denominations are the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (with approximately 2.6 million members) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (with approximately 410,000 members). There are many smaller Lutheran church bodies in the United States.

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Caribbean - 1986 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada - Christian - Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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The headquarters of the Church are located at 8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago IL 60631.

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