Joint Commission on Lutheran Unity: from the Pan-Lutheran Bodies Collection

Collection

Identifier: LORG-001-005

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes of the meetings and correspondence of the secretary, Carl Rasmussen

Dates

Existence: 1955 - 1962

Biographical / Historical

The Joint Commission Lutheran Unity (JCLU) was a Lutheran cooperation of participating Lutheran church bodies established in 1955 to begin discussion to merge into one church. The JCLU finalized its merger in 1962, forming the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) which joined together the United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA), Augustana Synod, Suomi Synod, and the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (This collection contains minutes of the meetings and correspondence its secretary, Dr. Carl Rasmussen.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Processing Information

This collection was originally processed by Harold Robinson in October 2014. It was reprocessed and consolidated from 4 boxes to 3 boxes by Matthew Kayhart. The finding aid was updated by Hillary Christiansen and Sheila Joy in March 2019