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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987)
Christian denomination created as a merger of three Lutheran synods in 1960, merged with the AELC and LCA to form the ELCA in 1988
- Dated 1961 CE – 1 January 1988 CE
- Also called ALC
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- was succeeded by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Lutheran Mainline Protestant denomination in the United States
- was succeeded by Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada Christian denomination in Canada
- succeeded American Lutheran Church (1930-1960) Merged with two other synods to form the American Lutheran Church (1961-1978)
- succeeded Evangelical Lutheran Church defunct Christian denomination in the United States
- succeeded United Evangelical Lutheran Church former Danish-American Lutheran denomination
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