American Lutheran Church (1930-1960). Joint Merger Commission.

At a meeting of the presidents of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and Other States (Iowa Synod), the Synod of the Lutheran Church Emigrated From Prussia (Buffalo Synod), and the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States (Joint Synod of Ohio) held at Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 19, 1925, it was resolved to appoint a Joint Merger Commission to oversee the merging of the synods into The Evangelical Lutheran Synods of America (name later changed to the American Lutheran Church). Each of the three synods was to be represented on the commission by its president and four of its members appointed by its president. The resolution also.

Planned the first meeting of the commission to be in Toledo, Ohio on December 9, 1925. This commission prepared a constitution and by-laws during 1925 for the merged body. A copy of this constitution was sent to every pastor and professor of the respective synods for their consideration, with the request to send in their criticisms or changes which they wanted considered for the proposed constitution.

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