Home›Christianity›Lutheran ChurchesGroupLutheran 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.Browse ByConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Lutheran ChurchesLutheran Churches8 entriesLutheran ChurchesFilter Results8 entriesChurch FamilyAllLutheran (8)Origin EraAll1517 (1)1527 (1)1809 (1)1847 (1)1872 (1)1890 (1)1898 (1)1988 (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)No Establishment (1)Privileged Never Established (1)Varies by Province (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (4)Originated InAllGermany (1)United States (1)Marriage PositionAllNo single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (1)Liturgical LanguageAllThe vernacular (7)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)PolityAllAutonomous local bodies under a national umbrella association (1)Episcopal: governed by bishops (3)Synodal: governed by synods of clergy and lay delegates (4)Practice StatusAllDissolved; the community wound itself up (1)In active religious use (1)Living tradition, practised today (5)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)Parent DenominationAllMainline Protestantism (1)Protestantism (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 8Church of SwedenChristianity99 linksEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristianity124 linksLutheranismChristianity250 linksApostolic Lutheran Church of AmericaChristianity8 linksEvangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandChristianity9 linksFinnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaChristianity11 linksLutheran Church, Missouri SynodChristianity16 linksNational Evangelical Lutheran ChurchChristianity5 linksConnectionsChurch Family IncludesApostolic Lutheran Church of America, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Church of Sweden, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Lutheranism, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.National Evangelical Lutheran Church, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.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.