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Lutheran Synods after 1960

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Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, 1962-current

Formed by 40 members of the former Lutheran Free Church who did not want to join the American Lutheran Church (ALC). They were originally called Lutheran Free Church-not merged. 

American Lutheran Church (ALC), 1960-1988

Formed out of the American Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church, and United Lutheran Church. In 1963, a portion of the Lutheran Free Church joined ALC. The headquarters were in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The church publisher was Augsburg Publishing House, and the magazine was the Lutheran Standard.  Presidents included Fredrik A. Schiotz (1960-1970), Kent S. Knutson (1971-1973), and David W. Preus (1973-1987). 

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), 1988-current

Formed by the merging of the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church, and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. As of 2021, there are 3,035,615 baptized members. 

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