Home›Sources›National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)SourcesNational Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)WikipediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/national-evangelical-lutheran-church-wikipedia-source.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/national-evangelical-lutheran-church-wikipedia-sourceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-national-evangelical-lutheran-church-wik, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/national-evangelical-lutheran-church-wikipedia-source}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXWikipedia's community edited article on the National Evangelical Lutheran Church, organized 1898 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, merged into the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod in 1964. Used here to name it correctly as a sibling Finnish Lutheran body.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (41 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Tier 3: a continuously revised, community-edited encyclopedia article rather than an authored or peer reviewed work, matching this corpus's settled precedent for Wikipedia citations. Used only to name this sibling body correctly, not to build its own entity tonight.NotesWell-attestedWikipedia's article on the National Evangelical Lutheran Church, organized 1898 in Rock Springs, Wyoming as the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran National Church of America, renamed 1946, merged into the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod on 1 January 1964. Cited here to name it correctly as a sibling Finnish Lutheran body, not to build its own entity tonight.CitationAuthorWell-attestedWikipedia contributorsPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Evangelical_Lutheran_ChurchSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithFinnish, Languages Well-attested This source names Finnish directly: "Used here to name it correctly as a sibling Finnish Lutheran body."Source National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Missouri, States & Territories Well-attested This source names Missouri directly: "merged into the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod in 1964."Source National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3National Evangelical Lutheran Church, Denominations Well-attested This source names National Evangelical Lutheran Church directly: "community edited article on the National Evangelical Lutheran Church, organized 1898 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, merged into the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod in 1964."Source National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Wyoming, States & Territories Well-attested This source names Wyoming directly: "organized 1898 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, merged into the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod in 1964."Source National Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Claims Backed By This Source (41 claims)This source backs 41 claims across the atlas. As facts: 27 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds, 3 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 15 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.Denominations, 15 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds.Well-attested27ArticlesFinnish Lutherans Organize Apart From the Suomi SynodThe 1964 Merger and the Congregations That Declined ItDenominationsNational Evangelical Lutheran ChurchSourcesNational Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)Holds6DenominationsLutheran Church, Missouri SynodNational Evangelical Lutheran ChurchSourcesNational Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wikipedia)Connected3ArticlesFinnish Lutherans Organize Apart From the Suomi SynodThe 1964 Merger and the Congregations That Declined ItDenominationsNational Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGeneral References5ArticlesCopper Country Immigrants Organize a Finnish Lutheran ChurchFinnish Lutherans Organize Apart From the Suomi SynodThe 1964 Merger and the Congregations That Declined ItDenominationsFinnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaNational Evangelical Lutheran ChurchComments (0)No comments yet. 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