The Laestadian Lutheran Church (LLC) is a religious Christian movement, its teachings based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions. From June 9, 1973, the organisation was named the Association of American Laestadian Congregations (AALC), before the association changed its name in 1994 in order better to convey its spiritual heritage. As of 2016[update], the Laestadian Lutheran Church has 33 member congregations in the United States and Canada, with highest concentrations of members in Minnesota, Washington, Arizona, Michigan in the United States and in Saskatchewan, Canada; the congregations are served by about 90 ministers,[1] nearly all of them lay preachers.
Family tree of laestadianism in America. Includes defunct groups.
The main teaching among them is of Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection. The work of Jesus Christ continues in this world as the work of the Holy Spirit. The Laestadian Lutheran Church teaches of God's kingdom and the need for repentance and the forgiveness of sins. The church holds, in accord with the Lutheran Confessions, that the Bible is the highest guide and authority for Christian faith, doctrine, and life. The norms in the congregation such as refraining from birth-control, make-up, and dancing, are some of the things members do not feel are right to do as a child of God.
The Laestadian Lutheran Church takes its name from Martin Luther and Lars Levi Laestadius. Laestadius was a Lutheran pastor who served in northern Sweden from 1825 to 1861. The movement reached North America with Finnish immigrants in the 1860s. Congregations were first formally organized in Cokato, Minnesota, in 1872 and Calumet, Michigan, in 1873. The Laestadian movement in North America has suffered a number of schisms since 1890. The subjects of disagreement have mainly been the understanding of justification, God's congregation, and the sacraments. The last division occurred in 1973 and resulted in the establishment of the Laestadian Lutheran Church.
laestadian, lutheran, church, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Laestadian Lutheran Church news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Laestadian Lutheran Church LLC is a religious Christian movement its teachings based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions From June 9 1973 the organisation was named the Association of American Laestadian Congregations AALC before the association changed its name in 1994 in order better to convey its spiritual heritage As of 2016 update the Laestadian Lutheran Church has 33 member congregations in the United States and Canada with highest concentrations of members in Minnesota Washington Arizona Michigan in the United States and in Saskatchewan Canada the congregations are served by about 90 ministers 1 nearly all of them lay preachers Family tree of laestadianism in America Includes defunct groups In Northern Europe the association s sister organizations are the Conservative Laestadians Central Association of the Finnish Associations of Peace Suomen rauhanyhdistysten keskusyhdistys in Finland the Sveriges fridsforeningarnas centralorganisation in Sweden 2 and the Estonian Lutheran Association of Peace Eesti Luterlik Rahuuhendus The main teaching among them is of Jesus suffering death and resurrection The work of Jesus Christ continues in this world as the work of the Holy Spirit The Laestadian Lutheran Church teaches of God s kingdom and the need for repentance and the forgiveness of sins The church holds in accord with the Lutheran Confessions that the Bible is the highest guide and authority for Christian faith doctrine and life The norms in the congregation such as refraining from birth control make up and dancing are some of the things members do not feel are right to do as a child of God The Laestadian Lutheran Church takes its name from Martin Luther and Lars Levi Laestadius Laestadius was a Lutheran pastor who served in northern Sweden from 1825 to 1861 The movement reached North America with Finnish immigrants in the 1860s Congregations were first formally organized in Cokato Minnesota in 1872 and Calumet Michigan in 1873 The Laestadian movement in North America has suffered a number of schisms since 1890 The subjects of disagreement have mainly been the understanding of justification God s congregation and the sacraments The last division occurred in 1973 and resulted in the establishment of the Laestadian Lutheran Church See also editConservative Laestadianism Laestadianism Laestadianism in America Summer servicesReferences edit Our History www llchurch org Archived from the original on 2019 08 06 Retrieved 2018 11 02 Sister Organizations www llchurch org External links editLaestadian Lutheran Church Home page LLC Member Congregations Who We Are SRK in Finland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laestadian Lutheran Church amp oldid 1208730216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
