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Founding of the Eielsen Synod
- When
- 1846
- Where
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Wisconsin
The Eielsen Synod was founded in 1846 at the Jefferson Prairie Settlement in Wisconsin by Haugean Lutherans led by Eielsen.
In 1846, a group of Haugean Lutherans led by Elling Eielsen founded the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, later known as the Eielsen Synod. The founding took place at the Jefferson Prairie Settlement in Wisconsin.
Sources
- Eielsen Synod Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-23
- Elling Eielsen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
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