Lutheran Council in the USA. Office of Research, Statistics, and Archives.

The Lutheran Council in the USA (LCUSA) was founded in 1967 as an inter-Lutheran agency of The American Lutheran Church (TALC), the Lutheran Church in America (LCA), Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (SELC)(which became an LCMS nongeographic district in 1970), and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) joined LCUSA in 1978 and the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America became a member in 1982. LCUSA coordinated the work of the participating church bodies in mission planning; ministry to students, immigrants, and other groups; theological education, dialogues, and studies; service to military personnel; public relations; and government liaison activities. The Office of Research, Statistics, and Archives gathered statistical information regarding.

Lutheran churches in the U.S.; maintained a reference library and archives; and conducted basic research for the LCUSA. In 1973, the Office's responsibilities were assumed by the newly formed Office of Research, Planning and Development. In 1980, the Office of Research, Planning and Development was discontinued, however its information center was renamed and continued to conduct research and library activities. In 1987, the LCUSA was terminated with the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).