Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Evangelical Lutheran Synod
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationConfessional Lutheran
ScriptureBible
TheologyConservative
PolityCongregationalist polity
AssociationsConfessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
HeadquartersMankato, Minnesota, US
Origin1918
Lake Mills, Iowa, US
Congregations130
Members16,000
Official websiteels.org

The Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) is a US-based Protestant Christian denomination based in Mankato, Minnesota. It describes itself as a conservative, Confessional Lutheran body. The ELS has 130 congregations and has missions in Peru, Chile, India, South Korea, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Latvia.

The ELS is in fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and is a member of the international Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC).

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