Synods

Evangelical Synod of North America

On Wikipedia History The Evangelical Synod of North America was founded on October 15, 1840, at Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Gemeinde Zu Gravois Settlement Missouri. St. Johns Evangelical United Church of Christ (as it is known today) was founded in 1838 by newly arrived German immigrants. They were living in a wilderness farming community a day's journey south of St. Louis. The small congregation built a church out of logs by hand on this hill. A memorial was erected in 1925 commemorating the founding of the Evangelical Synod of North America and still stands today in front of the church.

The denomination established Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, for the training of its clergy; today, Eden remains a seminary of the United Church of Christ.

In the early 20th century, the Evangelical Synod became active in the ecumenical movement, joining the Federal Council of Churches and pursuing church union. In 1934, it joined with another denomination of German background, the Reformed Church in the United States, forming the Evangelical and Reformed Church. This church united, in turn, in 1957 with the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches to form the United Church of Christ.

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Followed the teachings of Calvin.It used the Edon publishing house and had a Edon Seminary. I believe it is now an ecumenical church body. Evangelical and Reformed Church roots.

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• http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/unitedchurchofchrist/legacy_url/1175/shortcourse.pdf?1418424619

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• http://www.ucc.org/about-us_hidden-histories

The United Church of Christ is a denomination which reflects the pluralistic story of American Protestantism. Created in 1957, the UCC has brought together ecclesiastical bodies rooted in English Puritanism, American frontier revivalism, and German religious history. In this book, the contributors attempt to move beyond the four main streams of the UCC - the UCC "historical orthodoxy."

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• http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/unitedchurchofchrist/legacy_url/1175/shortcourse.pdf?1418424619
• https://www.slcl.org/content/clergy-serving-congregations-originating-evangelical-synod-north-america-st-louis-1834-2007
• http://www.rhtpublishing.com/german-evangelical-churches.html
• https://uccnewulm.org/

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1840

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1860 - 1917 - Minnesota Synod

To God Alone be the Glory, the Minnesoata Synod from 1860-1917

Ebenezer : reviews of the work of the Missouri synod during three quarters of a century

The History of Redwood County, Minnesota, Volume 1

Carl Gausewitz: Church Man and Catechist

Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod

WELS History

The WELS's direct predecessor, known as The German Evangelical Ministerium of Wisconsin was founded in 1850 by several churches in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Many of the early pastors were educated and trained by mission societies in Germany. The early churches in the Wisconsin Synod had a strong German background; services and church business were conducted in German. Many of the pastors and congregations brought with them a tolerance towards forming joint congregations with the Reformed, similar to the Union Churches they left behind in Germany.

1892 - Allgemeine Synode

Carl Gausewitz: Church Man and Catechist

Synodical Conference

(Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America)

General Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Other States

In 1892, the Wisconsin Synod had federated with the Michigan and Minnesota synods to form the General Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Other States. The Nebraska Synod joined the federation in 1904. In 1917 the synods voted to turn their federation into a formal union, known as the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. By 1930, the merger and other factors had pushed the Wisconsin Synod to become a primarily English-speaking synod. The present name was adopted in 1959.

Evangelical Lutheran Synod

http://els.org/beliefs/doctrinal-statements/the-public-ministry-of-the-word/

Missouri Synod

The LCMS was organized in 1847 at a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, as the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, a name which reflected the geographic locations of the founding congregations.

Includes history of Missouri, MI, OH, Buffalo, MN Synds, Fort Wayne, St. Louis, Concordia, life in Germany, emmigration, etc. A really good read

wikipedia:Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

Concordia Seminary

==Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne IN

Concoria Historical Intatute

Fort Wayne, IN

Holds a prominent place in the history of the Missouri Synod. This is where 16 pastors met in 1846 to organize a new synod. In our current day of non-stop flights from coast to coast, travel is often underappreciated. The 300 mile trip from St. Louis to Fort Wayne took 4 days travel by train. Many made the 150 mile trip from Chicago, IL on horseback or by wagon (about a 30 hour trip). Some traveled by foot.

These men drew up the draft copy of the new synod’s constitution which was adopted one year later in Chicago, IL. The new synod’s name was Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. Decades later the name would be changed to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, We often refer to it as LCMS or just Missouri Synod. On a side note, we see other synods such as the Buffalo Synod and Pennsylvania Synod mentioned in connection with the Missouri Synod.

Some of the churches were large. Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne was enlarged to seated 1200! One church was able to offer its pastor a salary of $350 even though the Civil War was raging and crops were failing. The $350 salary was over twice what Paul Hinderer would receive at his La Crescent, MN congregation in 1886. He was paid $125 (about 3 cents a day) while simultaneously serving three congregations!

Synodical Conference

[Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference C

GERMAN EV. LUTH SYNOD OF WISCONSIN and other States

http://www.welshistory.org/home/180009847/180009847/180071961/Vol18No2.pdf

http://www.welshistory.org/home/180009847/180009847/180071961/Vol19No2.pdf