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Lutheran
In plain words
A Christian church that follows the teaching of the Reformation led by Martin Luther, centred on God’s grace.
The fuller definition
A Christian church that traces its teaching to the Reformation led by Martin Luther in sixteenth-century Germany, centred on God’s grace received through faith. Luther did not want a church named after him. More than seventy-five million people belong to Lutheran churches worldwide.
In Church life: Pastors, congregations, and how the ELCA is organised.