American Association of Lutheran Churches
American Association of Lutheran Churches | |
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Congregationalist | |
Presiding Pastor | Cary G. Larson |
Associations | International Lutheran Council |
Headquarters | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Origin | November 7, 1987 |
Separated from | American Lutheran Church |
Congregations | 59 (2020) |
Members | 16,000 (2008) |
Official website | www.taalc.org |
The American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC, also known as The AALC) is a
Historical background
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Lutheranism in the United States |
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The AALC began with 12 congregations and had, as of 2008, grown to 70 congregations spread across 23 states. The AALC sees itself as a confessional Lutheran church body in the United States. At its beginning, the AALC defined itself by what it saw as maintaining a commitment to the authority of Holy Scripture and the teaching of the Lutheran confessions by way of retaining the Confession of Faith of the American Lutheran Church.
The AALC operates its own seminary, the
The AALC holds to the
Two AALC pastors are well known within confessional Lutheranism: Chris Rosebrough of Pirate Christian Radio and Jordan Cooper, who is an author, conference speaker, and host of the Just and Sinner podcasts.
Fellowship with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Starting in 1989, representatives of the AALC and the
Basic beliefs
- Affirms the full authority of the Bible as the inerrant and infallible Word of God
- Holds that the Lutheran Confessionsare the true interpretation of Scripture
- Maintains a purpose focused on the Great Commission with priority for evangelism and world missions
- Affirms the authority of the local congregation as the basic unit of the church
Presiding pastors
- Rev. Dr. Duane L. Lindberg 1987–1999
- Rev. Thomas V. Aadland 1999–2007
- Rev. Franklin E. Hays 2007–2014
- Rev. Dr. Curtis E. Leins 2014–2022
- Rev. Dr. Cary G. Larson 2022–
References
- ^ "American Association of Lutheran Churches". Association of Religion Data Archives. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Churches, The American Assoc of Lutheran. "Church Finder". The American Assoc. of Lutheran Churches. Retrieved 2020-12-20.