Evangelical Lutherans Church in America

I decided to look at the "Evangelical church of Lutherans in America" because I remember there being a lutheran family in the film Catch me if you can with Tom Hanks & Leonardo Di Caprio. Also I studied Me and Vicci studied Martin Luther last term in History.

Evangelical Church of Lutherans in America is a major Protestant sub-faith based with headquarters in Chicago Illinois. It is the largest Lutheran chapter or community in America (Missouri Synod,Wisconsin Synod) and apparently the Seventh Largest religion in America. The ELCA is a tri part system structure, what i mean is it has over 10,000 congregations with over 4.6 million Baptised members, 96 Synods (Dioceses) and the Main Lutheran Council.

#The Split to Moderate-left# Rationalism, Piety, Old and Neo-Lutheranism:***

The ELCA is geographically strongly centered in Upper MidWest America- Missouri,Illinois,Wisconsin,Minisota, but is a wide spread faith too.

What makes the ELCA distinctively American to me is their motto firstly,"Gods work, Our Hands" to live what they preach, it reminds me of the American characteristic of pragmatism. The Lutherans have a history of being strict and practical in their faith. In other words ELCA faith isnt just a sunday morning faith its an everyday faith.

Secondly they seem to be very open about their politics but somewhat unsure on where they stand as a comunal faith. Unsure on abortion or gender.

thirdly They are evangelical like many Protestant faiths and preach about the "Born again" anabaptism. Where newcomers find "Salvation from eternal Damnation" they live again. Similar to me with the new man/women notion in life where migrants turn a chapter to lead a better life, an improved them, fundamental given that Lutherans are all about migration.