ELS Fast Facts
120
CONGREGATIONS
7
WORLD MISSION FIELDS
16,000
MEMBERS
1918
FOUNDING DATE
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod is an American Lutheran church body of 120 congregations in full fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The ELS is also a member of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC), which currently consists of 24 church bodies throughout the world in fellowship with one another. Following Jesus’ command to bring the Gospel “to all nations,” the ELS operates missions in seven countries around the world: Peru, Chile, India, Korea, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Latvia. We are also active in beginning new congregations in the United States.
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Rev. Glenn Obenberger
Rev. Michael K. Smith
Rev. Craig Ferkenstad
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