Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America

Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America
Det Danske Evangeliske Lutherske Kirkesamfund i Amerika
Abbreviation Blair Church, Danish Association
Classification Lutheran
Region United States
Headquarters Blair, Nebraska
Origin 1884
Argo, Nebraska
Separated from Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Merged into United Evangelical Lutheran Church (1896)
Ministers 16[1]
Missionaries 1[1]

Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America (often known as the Blair Church) was a Lutheran church body that existed in the United States from 1884 to 1896, when it merged into the United Evangelical Lutheran Church.[2]

History

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America, or simply the Blair Church or the Danish Association, was founded in 1884 when a group of Danish congregations left the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.[1] The Danish Association was founded at a meeting in Argo, Nebraska, and moved to nearby Blair, Nebraska after its founding.[3]

The Danish Association created Trinity Seminary on October 21, 1886 in Blair, Nebraska, with Anton Marius Andersen as the first president.[1][4]

In 1896, the Danish Association merged with the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America to form the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Edmund Jacob Wolf (1889). The Lutherans in America; a story of struggle, progress, influence and marvelous growth. New York: J.A. Hill. p. 404.
  2. ↑ "Danish Lutherans in America". Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ellis, Leeanna (April 7, 2017). "Descendants of Trinity Seminary founder volunteer at Danish Archive". Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "A.M. and Laurine Andersen's Dedication Make Trinity/Dana Possible" (PDF). The Danish American Archive and Library. November 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
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