Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America
Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America (often known as the Blair Church) was a Lutheran church body that existed in the United States from 1884 to 1896, when it merged into the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.[2]
| Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America | |
|---|---|
| Det Danske Evangeliske Lutherske Kirkesamfund i Amerika | |
| Abbreviation | Blair Church, Danish Association |
| Classification | Lutheran |
| Region | United States |
| Headquarters | Blair, Nebraska |
| Origin | 1884 Argo, Nebraska |
| Separated from | Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America |
| Merged into | United Evangelical Lutheran Church (1896) |
| Ministers | 16[1] |
| Missionaries | 1[1] |
History
editThe Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America, or simply the Blair Church or the Danish Association, was founded in 1884 when a group of Danish congregations left the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.[1] The Danish Association was founded at a meeting in Argo, Nebraska, and moved to nearby Blair, Nebraska after its founding.[3]
The Danish Association created Trinity Seminary on October 21, 1886 in Blair, Nebraska, with Anton Marius Andersen as the first president.[1][4]
In 1896, the Danish Association merged with the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America to form the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Edmund Jacob Wolf (1889). The Lutherans in America; a story of struggle, progress, influence and marvelous growth. New York: J.A. Hill. p. 404.
- ^ "Danish Lutherans in America". Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ Ellis, Leeanna (April 7, 2017). "Descendants of Trinity Seminary founder volunteer at Danish Archive". Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "A.M. and Laurine Andersen's Dedication Make Trinity/Dana Possible" (PDF). The Danish American Archive and Library. November 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2017.