Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. As of 2022, it has... Wikipedia
Founded: January 1, 1988
President: Reverend Elizabeth Eaton
Congregations: 8,640 (2022)
Members: 2,904,686 baptized members (2022)
Merger of: Lutheran Church in America; American Lutheran Church; Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Missionaries: About 150 fully supported, including nine evangelists