Finally, North Carolina Lutherans were members of a national Lutheran church at a time when national evangelical churches were being torn apart due to sectional tensions. It was only after the country was at war that a schism finally occurred in the national Lutheran church. My dissertati...
“Now, since all that we possess, and, moreover, whatever, in addition, is in heaven and upon the earth, is daily given, preserved, and kept for us by God, it is readily inferred and concluded that it is our duty to love, praise, and thank Him for it without ceasing, and, in s...
Evangelical Churches. Conferences were held in 1586, 1631, and 1661; a plan of union was proposed by the Heidelberg professor Pareus (1615); the ReformedSynodof Charenton (1631) voted to admit Lutheran sponsors in baptism. But again the doctrine of the Lord’s Supper proved an obstacle, as...
(LLGM) will award Mayor Gavin Newsom its Voice of Distinction Award for his leadership in seeking to legalize same-sex marriage. Celebration of LLGM's 15th anniversary; Background of the organization; Expulsion of San Francisco churches by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for ordaining ...
How North American Immigrant Churches Can Support Congregants With Severe Chronic Diseases This article discusses the special challenges and needs of North American immigrants with chronic diseases and the role of immigrant churches in serving th... Gordon Wong,Chong-Ho Alex Yu,Shiu-Ming Lau,... ...
The geographic pattern of withdrawals is consistent with the overall distribution of ELCA churches. Many withdrawals came from traditional strongholds in the Upper Midwest Region. New England states had very low rates of withdrawal (<1 %) while Iowa, Texas, North Carolina, and South Dakota showed...