| Eielsen Synod | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Lutheran |
| Region | United States |
| Founder | Elling Eielsen |
| Origin | 1846 Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Wisconsin |
| Separations | Hauge Synod (1876) |
| Other name(s) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
The Eielsen Synod (originally named the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) was a Lutheran church body. It was founded in 1846 at Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Wisconsin, by a group of Haugean Lutherans led by Elling Eielsen, the first Norwegian Lutheran minister in the United States.[1]
- ^ "Eielsen Synod". Christian Cyclopedia - Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Retrieved 2022-05-11.