Sentences with phrase «older general synod»
This was all reflected in the relationship of these new bodies to each other and to the older General Synod.
http://www.religion-online.org/ Not exact matches
The late 1980s merger of the old American Lutheran Church (ALC), Lutheran Church in America (LCA), and Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC, a much smaller body that broke earlier with the Lutheran Church» Missouri Synod) resulted in an organization of 5.3 million members that has been producing red ink, membership losses, and general demoralization since its start.