Home›Christianity›Lutheran Churches›All Lutheran ChurchesBrowse ByAll Lutheran ChurchesThe Lutheran churches recorded in this atlas, a major branch of Protestantism that arose from the work of Martin Luther, from the tradition as a whole to national churches in Sweden and Finland and the synods and church bodies of the United States. This group holds Apostolic Lutheran Church of America, Church of Sweden, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Lutheranism, National Evangelical Lutheran Church. Placing these churches together lets a reader compare one church family at a time, from the tradition as a whole to its national and denominational bodies, and follow how each body describes its own governance, worship and history. Each entry keeps its own description, sources and Browse By pages.All Lutheran ChurchesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All Lutheran ChurchesFilter Results8 entriesSizeAll1,712,563 to 4,850,776 (2)25,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 (1)5,255,000 to 22,785,195 (1)PolityAllEpiscopal Polity (3)National Association Polity (1)Synodal Polity (4)Originated InAllGermany (1)United States (3)Origin EraAll1517 (1)1527 (1)1809 (1)1847 (1)1872 (1)1890 (1)1898 (1)1988 (1)Parent DenominationAllMainline Protestantism (1)Protestantism (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (4)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)No Establishment (5)Privileged Never Established (1)Varies by Province (1)Marriage PositionAllNo single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (1)Practice StatusAllDissolved; the community wound itself up (1)In active religious use (1)Living tradition, practised today (5)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (2)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Church FamilyAllLutheran Churches (8)Liturgical LanguageAllVernacular Language (7)Ordination PracticeAllAn unpaid lay ministry rather than a professional clergy (1)Open to women and men (3)Restricted to men (3)Varies between provinces or member bodies (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Apostolic Lutheran Church of AmericaChristianityChurch of SwedenChristianityEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristianityEvangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandChristianityFinnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaChristianityLutheran Church, Missouri SynodChristianityLutheranismChristianityNational Evangelical Lutheran ChurchChristianityConnectionsChurch Family IncludesApostolic Lutheran Church of America, Denominations Well-attested Church of Sweden, Denominations Well-attested Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Denominations Well-attested Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Denominations Well-attested Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Denominations Well-attested Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Denominations Well-attested Lutheranism, Denominations Well-attested National Evangelical Lutheran Church, Denominations Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Lutheranism (source)tier 3Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaLutheranism, lead paragraphQuote, Lutheranism, lead paragraphis a major branch of Protestantism that arose under the work of Martin LutherView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.