Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches was created in 1902.
I think that there is an Evangelical Lutheran church and a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. ----- The three largest Lutheran denominations in America are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). There are over 100 Lutheran denominations worldwide.
The Missouri Synod is actually a separate denomination from other Lutheran denominations, despite the use of the word "synod" in its name. The Missouri Synod is extremely conservative on doctrinal and social issues, e.g. they don't allow female clergy, believe that the Bible is literally true, oppose homosexuality, etc.
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church.
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First, speak with a Missouri Synod pastor. He will probably wish to take you through the Six Chief Parts of Christian doctrine as they are laid out in Luther's Small Catechism.
Ernest G. Heissenbuttel has written: 'Pittsburgh Synod congregational histories' -- subject(s): Churches, Pittsburgh Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Excluding nonmembers from communion is not a policy of the Lutheran church as a whole. Rather, it may be the policy of a specific church or of a particular denomination. Unlike Catholicism, the Lutheran church does not have one central body. Instead, it is composed of a number of different divisions. In the US, there are three primary groups: the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Lutheran Church-- Missouri Synod (LCMS or just Missouri Synod), and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS or Wisconsin Synod). Each group has its own policy on communion. Missouri and Wisconsin Synods both practice closed communion; only members can take communion. The ELCA, however, practices open communion, where anyone can. Of course, individual churches may choose to follow a different procedure from that of the denomination to which they belong, so it is possible for an ELCA church to have closed communion.
The person asking this question must have either had a typo or misunderstood the use of "Missouri Synod Lutheran" and use the name senate instead.
In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) woman are able to be ordained pastors. However in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) woman are not allowed to be ordained pastors.
Frederick W. Danker has written: 'No room in the brotherhood' -- subject(s): Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (U.S.), History, Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 'Jesus and the new age' -- subject(s): Bible, Commentaries 'Luke (Proclamation Commentaries)'