''Living Lutheran'' is the primary publication of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. , it has approxim ...
(ELCA). The editorial offices are at the Lutheran Center at 8765 West Higgins Road in suburban
Chicago, Illinois
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with the denominational offices. While circulation fulfillment is done by
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
1517 Media, formerly Augsburg Fortress Press, is the official publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), also publishing for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) as ''Augsburg Fortress Canada''. Headquarte ...
, the ELCA publishing house located on South Fifth Street in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
, all editorial, advertising, marketing and online functions are done in the Chicago offices. Originally historically titled ''The Lutheran'' with antecedents going back to the 1831, the magazine changed its name in the 2016.
History and profile
''The Lutheran'' was established in 1831 (not to be confused with the German-language ''Der Lutheraner'' established by the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. The LC ...
in 1844). The present publication carries the heritage of almost a half-dozen earlier denominational publications of the several merged churches over the previous two centuries, most especially ''The Lutheran Standard'' of the former
Joint Synod of Ohio
The Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States, commonly known as the Joint Synod of Ohio or the Ohio Synod, was a German-language Lutheran denomination whose congregations were originally located primarily in the U.S. state of Ohio ...
(1818) and the two subsequent American Lutheran Churches of
1930
Events
January
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and
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
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, before being reestablished using the name of the predecessor
United Lutheran Church in America
The United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) was established in 1918 in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation after negotiations among several American Lutheran national synods resulted in the merger of three German-l ...
and
Lutheran Church in America
The Lutheran Church in America (LCA) was an American and Canadian Lutheran church body that existed from 1962 to 1987. It was headquartered in New York City and its publishing house was Fortress Press.
The LCA's immigrant heritage came mostly fr ...
magazines as a result of the merger that formed the ELCA in 1988.
The current monthly magazine carries news of the ELCA, its institutions, synods, congregations and members; news of global Lutheran churches; news of other U.S. denominations and faith groups; and inspirational stories and columns. Published 12 times a year, ''Living Lutheran'' has a circulation of 133,400.
''The Lutheran'' was renamed ''Living Lutheran'' in April 2016, and is the largest Lutheran publication in the world and the largest denominational periodical in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
. It is distributed in more than 50 countries and is a member of the
Associated Church Press Associated Church Press (aka "ACP", founded in 1916) is a professional membership organization brought together by a common commitment to excellence in journalism as a means to describe, reflect, and support the life of faith and the Christian commu ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Christian magazines
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Magazines established in 1831
Magazines published in Minnesota
Mass media in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
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