North American Lutheran churches

Target entity: North American Lutheran churches
Context triple: [Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism, presentIn, North American Lutheran churches]

• A. Lutheran Church in America
  The Lutheran Church in America was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed from 1962 until it joined with others in 1988 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• B. Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
  The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches was a U.S. Lutheran church body that played a key role in forming the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America through denominational merger.
• C. American Evangelical Lutheran Church
  The American Evangelical Lutheran Church was a U.S.-based Lutheran denomination that later became part of the larger Lutheran Church in America through denominational consolidation.
• D. Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
  The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is an international association of conservative Lutheran church bodies that unite around a shared commitment to historic Lutheran confessions and doctrine.
• E. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, known for its mainline Protestant theology, nationwide congregational network, and active engagement in social justice and ecumenical relations.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: North American Lutheran churches
Target entity description: North American Lutheran churches are Christian congregations and denominations across the United States and Canada that trace their heritage to the Lutheran Reformation and embody a range of theological and liturgical traditions.

• A. Lutheran Church in America
  The Lutheran Church in America was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed from 1962 until it joined with others in 1988 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• B. Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
  The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches was a U.S. Lutheran church body that played a key role in forming the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America through denominational merger.
• C. American Evangelical Lutheran Church
  The American Evangelical Lutheran Church was a U.S.-based Lutheran denomination that later became part of the larger Lutheran Church in America through denominational consolidation.
• D. Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
  The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is an international association of conservative Lutheran church bodies that unite around a shared commitment to historic Lutheran confessions and doctrine.
• E. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, known for its mainline Protestant theology, nationwide congregational network, and active engagement in social justice and ecumenical relations.
• F. None of above. chosen