Lutheran Council in the USA. Records and Information Center.
Biographical notes:
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), the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (SELC)(which became an LCMS 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 Records and Information Center was established in 1980, as the successor body of the research libraries of.
Offices of Research and Statistics, and Archives (1967-1973) and Research, Planning, and Development(1973-1980). The Center provided research and records management services, and conducted research projects and statistical compilations. In 1987, the LCUSA was terminated with the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
From the description of Office Correspondence, 1977-1987. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 38889707
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