| LC control no. | n 77004881 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (U.S.) |
| Variant(s) | A.E.L.C. (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches) AELC (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches) Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches |
| See also | Predecessor of split: Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Founded corporate body of corporate body: Commission for a New Lutheran Church Mergee: American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) Mergee: Lutheran Church in America Product of merger: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Beginning date | 1976 |
| Ending date | 1987-12-31 |
| Field of activity | Lutheran Church |
| Found in | Danker, F. W. No room in the brotherhood, c1977 (subj.) p. vii (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches) Melton, J. Gordon. Ency. of American religions, 1978: p. 100 (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; 245 congregations in 5 regional synods of the U.S.) Mead, F.S. Handbk. of denom. in the U.S., 1980: p. 166 (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) created after doctrinal dispute within the Missouri Synod) The Lutheran, Jan. 27, 1988: masthead (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) p. 24 (merger of Lutheran Church in America, American Lutheran Church, Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; AELC closed 12/31/87) Wikipedia, searched December 18, 2020 (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; AELC; formed in 1976 after approximately 250 dissident congregations withdrew from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) over doctrinal disputes; ended as an independent body on December 31, 1987 when it became part of the new Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches> |
| Associated language | eng |
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