ALPB Online
Of the 609 congregations I am aware of that have taken votes to leave the ELCA, whether successful or unsuccessful, this is the breakdown by Predecessor Church Body:
- AELC, 3 congregations, 0.5% of the total leaving. [GJ - The AELC sponsored Seminex, which was also the official seminary of the gay Metropolitan Community Church. The AELC also dominated the ELCA merger decisions, which led to gay quotas and voting on whether to use Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the constitution. The Trinity won that one by only three votes.]
- ELCA, 17 congregations, 2.8% of the total leaving. [GJ - ELCA lost some of its own brood!]
- LCA, 215 congregations, 35.3% of the total leaving. [GJ - The liberal tradition is fed up too.]
- ALC, 374 congregations, 61.4% of the total leaving ELCA. [GJ - The ALC started Lutherans Concerned for Lesbians and Gays, so they cut their own throats.]
- Grand Total, 609 congregations.
I would like to find the overall ratio of Predecessor Church Bodies within the ELCA to determine how these figures compare to the overall membership of the ELCA. I recall some speculation that the former ALC congregations might have been more open to joining the LCMC, while former LCA congregations might have bided their time until the NALC got started. Time will tell if those ratios change.
