General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America

Target entity: General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America
Context triple: [United Lutheran Church in America, precededBy, General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America]

• A. General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America
  The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America was a major early national Lutheran church body in the U.S. that later merged into larger denominational structures.
• B. National Lutheran Council
  The National Lutheran Council was a cooperative agency formed in the early 20th century to coordinate mission, educational, and social service efforts among various Lutheran church bodies in the United States.
• C. 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.
• D. ELCA Churchwide Assembly
  The ELCA Churchwide Assembly is the primary decision-making body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, convening periodically to set churchwide policy, elect leaders, and guide the denomination’s mission.
• E. ELCA Church Council
  The ELCA Church Council is the chief legislative and governing body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America between churchwide assemblies, responsible for overseeing policy, mission, and administration.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America
Target entity description: The General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Lutheran church body in the United States that helped shape American Lutheran theology and organization before merging into larger denominational structures.

• A. General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America
  The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America was a major early national Lutheran church body in the U.S. that later merged into larger denominational structures.
• B. National Lutheran Council
  The National Lutheran Council was a cooperative agency formed in the early 20th century to coordinate mission, educational, and social service efforts among various Lutheran church bodies in the United States.
• C. 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.
• D. ELCA Churchwide Assembly
  The ELCA Churchwide Assembly is the primary decision-making body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, convening periodically to set churchwide policy, elect leaders, and guide the denomination’s mission.
• E. ELCA Church Council
  The ELCA Church Council is the chief legislative and governing body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America between churchwide assemblies, responsible for overseeing policy, mission, and administration.
• F. None of above. chosen