Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ | |
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Congregationalist polity | |
Origin | 2001 |
Separated from | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Congregations | 970 (791 in the United States)[2] |
Members | 300,000[3] |
Official website | www.lcmc.net |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) is an association of
History
LCMC was started by the WordAlone Network as an alternative for local churches that no longer believed that they could remain in the ELCA and work to reform it. The organization began in 2001 with 31 congregations as charter members. As of August 2022, membership was reported as 970 congregations, including 785 US congregations in 41 states, the U.S. Territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, as well as over 100 congregations in 15 other countries (including Belarus, Cambodia, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia, and Vietnam). LCMC is now the fourth largest Lutheran group in the United States, after the ELCA, the LCMS, and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).
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Polity and beliefs
LCMC is congregational in structure, rejecting the
The beliefs of the LCMC are based on the Bible and the Lutheran confessions in the Book of Concord. On one important issue, LCMC stands apart from other conservative Lutheran denominations: it permits, but does not require the ordination of female clergy. Some congregations' constitutions and bylaws allow only men to be installed into the Office of Holy Ministry.
The LCMC does not bless
The LCMC has an evangelical catholic and charismatic strand. Many congregations hold to liturgical forms and vested celebrants when leading worship and administering the
See also
References
- ^ "America's Changing Religious Landscape" (PDF). pewforum.org. Pew Research. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "Congregations".
- ^ "Lutheran CORE Update". spiritofaliberal.com. Spirit of a Liberal. 9 August 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ Sanctity of Human Life
- ^ "A Postoral Admonition". Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Districts Meta Title Faq".