Resources: AALF: Ascension Anglican Lutheran Fellowship EPCNA: Ev. Protestant Ch. of North America NLC: National Luth. Council [Synodical Conference] PA Min. AELC(1954): American Ev. Luth. Church (Danish American) FLC: Fellowship of Luth. Cong. NLCA: Norwegian Luth. Church of Am. Christian Cyclopedia (1748) AELC(1976): Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches FLCLC: Fellowship of Confessing Luth. Churches OLA: Orthodox Luth. Alliance [General Synod] Formation of Lutheran Synods in America (www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia) AFLC: Association of Free Lutheran Congregations GELSI: Germ. Ev. Luth. Synod of Indianapolis OLC: Orthodox Lutheran Conference Synod Websites: ALC: American Lutheran Church GEMW: The Germ. Ev. Ministerium of Wisconsin OLCCIC: Orth. Luth. Confessional Conf. of Ind. Cong. 1775 AALC: www.taalc.org ALCA: Apostolic Lutheran Church of America GSELCCSA: Gen. Syn. of the Ev. Luth. Ch. in the CSA RLC: Reformation Luth. Conf. [General Council] NY Min. presented graphically by David Herald AFLC: www.aflc.org AMB: Anti-Missouri Brotherhood ILC: Illinois Lutheran Conference Old ALC: Old Associaion of Lutheran Churches (1786) ALCA: www.apostolic-lutheran.org AOELS: Augustana Orthodox and Evangelical Luth. Syn. KM: Kirkelig Missionsforening SELASNA: Scand. Ev. Luth. Augustana Syn. in [of] Am. [ULC(A)] September 13, 2010 CLBA: www.clba.org Augustana: (see SELASNA) LCA: Lutheran Church of America SELC: Slovak Ev. Luth. Church LCCF: Luth. Conf. of Confessional Fellowship CLC: www.clclutheran.org CLA: Conservative Lutheran Association SLCEP: Syn. of the Luth. Ch. Emigrated from Prussia [LWF] ConLC: www.concordialutheranconf.com CLBA: Church of the Lutheran Brethren in America LCMC: Luth. Cong. in Mission for Christ SKLS: Salomon Korteniemi Lutheran Society ELCA: www.elca.org CLC: Church of the Lutheran Confession LCMS: Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Suomi: Finnish Ev. Luth. Church ELDoNA: www.eldona.org ConLC: Concordia Lutheran Conference LCR: Lutheran Churches of the Reformation UDELC: United Danish Ev. Luth. Church [ILC] ELS: www.evangelicallutheransynod.org DELCA: Danish Ev. Luth. Church in America LCS: Luth. Confessional Syn. UELC: United Ev. Luth. Church ILC: www.illinoislutheranconference.org DELCAA: Danish Ev. Luth Church Association of America LEPC: Luth. Ev. Protestant Ch. ULC(A): United Luth. Church (in America) [CELC] LCMS: www.lcms.org DELCNA: Danish Ev. Luth Church in North America (North Ch.) LFC: Luth. Free Church ULMA: United Luth. Mission Association LMS-USA: Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA 1820 LCR: www.lcrusa.org EELK: Estonian Ev. Luth. Church (in Exile) UNLC: United Norwegian Luth. Church NC Syn. LMS-USA: www.lmsusa.org EELSMo: Eng. Ev. Luth. Syn. of MO and Other States NALC: North American Lutheran Church USS: United Synod of the South NALC: thenalc.org ELC: Ev. Luth. Council NDASA: Norwegian-Danish Ausutana Syn. of America WCLA: World Conservative Luth. Association (1803) 1800 1820 Protes'tant Conference: www.protestantconf.org ELCA: Ev. Luth. Church in America NDC: Norwegian-Danish Conference WELS: Wisconsin Ev. Luth. Synod WELS: www.wels.net ELCM: Ev. Luth. Conference & Ministerium NDAS: Norwegian-Danish Augustana Synod Zion: Slovak Ev. Luth. Synod OH Syn. ELDoNA: Ev. Luth. Diocese of North America NDELCA: Norwegian-Danish Ev. Church in Am. ELiM: Ev. Lutherans in Mission NELC: National Ev. Luth. Church (Finnish Synod) (1818) 1820

TN Syn. NY 1821 MD Syn. PA 1823 NC NY PA Syn. (1820) Min. (1820) Min. SC Syn. Min. Min. KY Syn. W PA Syn. (1823) VA Syn. (1824)

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1864 1872 Wittenburg (1846) SW W (1847) (1846) GEMW Syn. (1848) 1854 TX N IL (1849) (1847) Norwegian 1853 Olive Syn. (1851) N IL PA Pittsburgh VA MS Syn. Branch 1850 (1851) IA Syn. Min. C PA Syn. 1867 Syn. Syn. IA Syn. (1848) Syn. 1872 (1853) NJ(I) Syn. Melanchthon (1854) ED ED KY 1856 (1855) Holston 1857 (1855) 1867 1866 (1855) SW IA (1861) (1857) (1854) (1860) Augustana MN Syn. GSELCCSA Syn. Frankean Buffalo "Buffalo" 1866 S IL (1863) 1868 (1860) (1860) Steimle NY Syn. MD (1866) LCMS (1856) 1906 IL 1876 TX 1870 NY Syn. ED ED 1872 (1866) Min. Syn. 1865 PA 1872 Syn. 1872 (1867) C IL Susquehanna 1872 Pittsb. Pittsb. MD1869 Olive (1867) Min. (1867) NDASA Branch NDC Augustana Syn. OH Syn. EELSMo GEMW Norwegian KM (1870) (1870) NY Dist. LCMS IL MN Syn. SKLS (1872) (1872) Hague Min. Syn. (1872) (1875) OH Wartburg 1877 MS Eielsen (1875) GEMW 1875 1918 1881

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