Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

traditional, confessional Lutheran Christian denomination in the United States
Organization christian_denomination Q693844
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Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

Summary

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod is a Christian denomination[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (691 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod was a member of Lutheran Council in the United States of America[3].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod was a member of Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship[4].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod was a member of International Lutheran Council[5].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[6].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod is in the country of United States[7].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's instance of is recorded as Christian denomination[8].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's founder is recorded as C. F. W. Walther[9].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's logo image is recorded as USVA headstone emb-38.svg[10].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's headquarters location is recorded as Kirkwood[11].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406151299[12].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110092808[13].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123151998[14].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's GND ID is recorded as 80883-0[15].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80057065[16].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 137416893[17].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's IdRef ID is recorded as 067072933[18].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Concordia Seminary[19].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Concordia Theological Seminary[20].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Concordia Publishing House[21].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Concordia University System[22].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as LCMS World Relief and Human Care[23].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Concordia Senior College[24].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Commission on Theology and Church Relations[25].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as Central Illinois District[26].
  • Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's child organization or unit is recorded as California Concordia College[27].

Body

Founding

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's founder is recorded as C. F. W. Walther[9]. +1847-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago[29].

Identity

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's part of is recorded as Lutheranism[30].

Leadership

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's chairperson is recorded as Matthew Harrison[31].

Operations

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod's headquarters location is recorded as Kirkwood[11]. Subsidiaries include Concordia Seminary[19], a seminary[32], in United States[33], founded in 1839[34]; Concordia Theological Seminary[20], a seminary[35], in United States[36], founded in 1846[37]; Concordia Publishing House[21], a publishing house[38], in United States[39], founded in 1869[40], headquartered in St. Louis[41]; Concordia University System[22], a university system[42], in United States[43], founded in 1992[44], headquartered in St. Louis[45]; LCMS World Relief and Human Care[23]; and Concordia Senior College[24], a college[46], in United States[47], founded in 1957[48].

Why It Matters

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod ranks in the top 6% of christian_denomination entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (691 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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