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Zoness

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Welcome!! If you got any questions feel free to ask or just come over and post.

Most of the questions are just theological and I have all kinds of theology spinning around in my head as a result of trying several different churches. I've been going to a very contemporary service with my Dad for a long time, even though I knew the services were liturgical (and I don't have a problem with that) I still was just sort of in for a new experience, it had been a long time since I had to read stuff lol
 
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Oops! Didn't see this earlier. LCMS checking in. Recent refugee from American Evangelicalism.

Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum. Boo-Yah!
Welcome...good to have you here! :wave: Post all you want, we are interested in hearing your story.
 
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Question ? what do all the "letters" mean ?

LCMS; ELS; WELS; LLC; ELCA; ELCIC; AACL;..LCMC;
I was raised Church of God. attended a few different protestant church..liked most of them. I just started to a "Free' lutheran chuch... a few years ago I visited a luthern church, the worship service was beautiful, very nearly like the catholic service . the priest wore a robe and a collar, then I cam here and thepastor wore blue jeans and cowboy boots. could you explain the divisios of the luther church. sincerely Pony
 
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Question ? what do all the "letters" mean ?

LCMS; ELS; WELS; LLC; ELCA; ELCIC; AACL;..LCMC;

ELCA: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
LCMC: Lutheran Church - Mission in Christ (subset of ELCA)
Lutheran CORE: Coalition for Reform (subset of ELCA)

LCMS: Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (in fellowship with AALC)
AALC: American Association Lutheran Churches (in fellowship with LCMS)

WELS: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (in fellowship with ELS)
ELS: Evangelical Lutheran Synod (in fellowship with WELS)

LCR: Lutheran Church of the Reformation
CLC: Church of the Lutheran Confessions
AFLC: American Free Lutheran Church
LB: Lutheran Brethren

ELCIC: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (in fellowship with ELCA)
LCC: Lutheran Church in Canada (in fellowship with LCMS, AALC)

 
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ELCA: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
LCMC: Lutheran Church - Mission in Christ (subset of ELCA)
Lutheran CORE: Coalition for Reform (subset of ELCA)

LCMS: Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (in fellowship with AALC)
AALC: American Association Lutheran Churches (in fellowship with LCMS)

WELS: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (in fellowship with ELS)
ELS: Evangelical Lutheran Synod (in fellowship with WELS)

LCR: Lutheran Church of the Reformation
CLC: Church of the Lutheran Confessions
AFLC: American Free Lutheran Church
LB: Lutheran Brethren

ELCIC: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (in fellowship with ELCA)
LCC: Lutheran Church in Canada (in fellowship with LCMS, AALC)

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:doh:... :)
 
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