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 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 Archives of Cooperative Lutheranism (ARCL) were established by National Lutheran Council.
Archivist Helen M. Knubel in 1962. The ARCL was maintained by the National Lutheran Council from 1962-1966 and the LCUSA from 1967-1987 and is composed of the records of the National Commission for Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare, the National Lutheran Council, the Lutheran World Convention, the U.S.A. National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation, Lutheran World Ministries, and the LCUSA. In 1987, the LCUSA was terminated with the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ARCL is held by the ELCA Archives.
From the description of Archives of Cooperative Lutheranism Files, 1954-1987. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 38889597
