Why Did WELS Leave LCMS?

An astute viewer asks why the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod left the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in 1967. These two groups had, since 1872, been in official church fellowship. What caused the split? More importantly, what underlying ideas led to the split? We’ll survey the territory in today’s segment, hitting the high points of that history.

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