NEW AND REVISED UPDATE ON CONGREGATIONS VOTING TO LEAVE ELCA SINCE AUGUST 2009

Posted 5/28/10 - We have revised our listing and added several additional congregations that were not on the last posting.

Please notify us with additions, corrections, etc. at wordabide@aol.com.Over 240 congregations have successfully voted to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) since August 2009. Listed below (by States) are those known to have begun the process with their first or second vote. A couple of congregations previously listed were dropped from the list because their second vote failed. Numerous congregations have scheduled special meetings to vote on leaving the ELCA in the coming weeks and months.

We offer here the most extensive list of ELCA congregations that have successfully taken their first and/or second votes to leave, but it is not complete by any means.

This is the largest exodus from the ELCA since its inception in 1988, yet there is little reporting being done. The May issue of The Lutheran lists only a small number of congregations that have voted to withdraw since last August, compared with the actual number.

If you want to keep up on what is happening in the ELCA, ask to be put on the mailing list to receive The Vine and Branches, published by Abiding Word Ministries. The next issue comes out in June.

ARIZONA
** Community Church of Joy, Glendale
** Victory Lutheran Church, Mesa
* La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church, Scottsdale

CALIFORNIA
** Sierra Lutheran Church, Auberry
** Chinese Life Lutheran Church, Alhambra
** Christ the King Lutheran Church, Fallbrook
* El Camino Pines Lutheran Church, Frazier Park
** Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Galt
* Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Irvine
** Concordia Lutheran Church, Kingsburg
** Lutheran Church of the Cross, Laguna Woods
** St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, La Mesa
* Emanuel Lutheran Church, Lodi
* St. John’s Lutheran Church, Los Banos
** Calvary Lutheran Church, Modesto
** Grace Lutheran Church, Redway
* Life Lutheran Church, Richmond
**Rancho Penasquitos Lutheran Church, San Diego
* Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, San Jose
** St. Timothy Lutheran Church, San Diego
** St. Luke Lutheran Church, San Diego

COLORADO
** Bethel Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs
* St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs

FLORIDA
* St. Peter Lutheran Church, Fort Pierce
** Shepherd of the Woods Church, Jacksonville
* Faith Lutheran Church, Lakeland
* Hope Lutheran Church, Miami
** Peace Lutheran Church, Palm Bay

GEORGIA
** Laurel Hill Lutheran Church, Clyo
* Wingard Memorial Lutheran Church, Clyo
* Christ the King Lutheran Church, Evans
** Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Haralson
* Faith Lutheran Church, Hartwell
** Bethel Lutheran Church, Springfield
** Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield

IOWA
** St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Bode
* Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake
** Zion Lutheran Church, Des Moines
* Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove
** Samuel Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove
** Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Fontanelle
* Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Inwood

* St. Paul Lutheran Church, Irwin
* Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville
** Bethany Lutheran Church, Kelley
** Skien Lutheran Church, Sloan
** Immanuel Lutheran Church, Story City
* Ulensvang Lutheran Church, Thor
* Immanuel Lutheran Church, Waukee

IDAHO
** Zion Lutheran Church, Deary
** Faith Lutheran Church, Pierce

ILLINOIS
** Joyful Harvest Lutheran Church, Johnsburg

* Messiah Lutheran Church, Joliet
* First Lutheran Church, Kirkland
** St. Mark Lutheran Church, Lindenhurst
** Faith Lutheran Church, Moline
** St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Oregon
* Hosanna Lutheran Church, St. Charles
* Calvary Lutheran Church, Rockford

INDIANA
** St. James Lutheran Church, Holland
* St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Stendal

KANSAS
** Christ the King Lutheran Church, Dodge City

KENTUCKY
** Hopeful Lutheran Church, Florence
** Hebron Lutheran Church, Hebron

MARYLAND
* Trinity Lutheran Church, Joppa

MICHIGAN
* Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Iron Mountain
* Zion Lutheran Church, Metropolitan
* Christ Lutheran Church, Reese

MINNESOTA
** Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Afton
* Trefoldighed Lutheran Church, Battle Lake
** Wangen Prairie Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls
* Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crosby
* Lund Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes
** Central Lutheran Church, Elk River
** Rodnes Lutheran Church, Erskine
** Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fridley
* St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hanover
** Singaas Lutheran Church, Hendricks, MN
* St. John’s Lutheran Church, Howard Lake
**Christ the King Lutheran Church, Hutchinson
**Faith Lutheran Church, Hutchinson
* South Zumbro Lutheran Church, Kasson
** Hosanna Lutheran Church, Lakeville
* American Lutheran Church, Long Prairie
** Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Maple Lake
** St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
** Faith Lutheran Church, Monticello
** Rejoice Lutheran Renewal Church, Northfield
** Christ Lutheran Church, Otsego
** Community Church of Hope, Rosemount
** Sychar Lutheran Church, Silver Bay
** Bethlehem/West Elbow Lake Lutheran Church

MONTANA
** Peace Lutheran Church, Belgrade
** Bethany Lutheran Church, Bigfork
* Little Missouri Lutheran Church, Capitol
** Golden West Lutheran Church, Conrad
** Pondera Valley Lutheran Church, Conrad
* Calvary Lutheran Church, Evergreen
* Faith Lutheran Church, Great Falls

** Scobey Lutheran Church, Scobey
** Christ Lutheran Church, Whitefish

NORTH CAROLINA
** The Well of Hope Lutheran Church, Charlotte

* New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Hickory
* Christiana Lutheran Church, Salisbury
* Union Lutheran Church, Salisbury
** St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury
** Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church, Statesville
** Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, Weddington

NORTH DAKOTA
* Anselm Trinity Lutheran Church, Enderlin
* Hope Lutheran Church, Harvey
* First Lutheran Church, Harvey
* Peace Lutheran Church, Hazen

NEBRASKA
** Thanksgiving Lutheran Church, Bellevue
* Bethel Lutheran Church, Holdrege
* Faith Lutheran Church, Seward
** Hope Lutheran Church, Smithfield

NEW YORK
** St. Nicodemus Lutheran Church, Aurora
** Advent Lutheran Church, Elmont
* Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gallupville
* St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Middleburgh
** St. James Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls
** St James Lutheran Church, Stewart Manor

OHIO
* First Lutheran Church, Barberton
** First English Lutheran Church, Mansfield
** St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Maumee

OREGON
* Trinity Lutheran Church, Hermiston

PENNSYLVANIA
* Christ Lutheran Church, Dallastown
* St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sarver
* St. Paul Lutheran Church, West Manchester
St. Paul Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg *
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Big Cove Tannery *
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Little Cove *
(* These three congregation did not actually vote, but were kicked out of the ELCA.)

SOUTH DAKOTA
** East Lake Andes Lutheran Church, Armour
** American Lutheran Church, Castlewood
* Hope Lutheran Church, Delmont
** Lands Lutheran Church, Hudson
** Trinity Lutheran Church, Hudson
* Ladner Lutheran Church, Ladner
** Bethlehem Lutheran, Pierpont
**Trinity Lutheran Church, Platt
** First American Lutheran, Tripp

TEXAS
** St. John’s Lutheran, Boerne
* Holy Ghost Lutheran, Fredricksburg
** Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Giddings
* Zion Lutheran Church, Mission Valley
* St. John Lutheran Church, Thrall
** St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Braunfels
* St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Weesatche
* Zion Lutheran Church, Castroville
* First Lutheran Church, Orange Grove
** Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Yoakum
* Living Word Lutheran Church, Grapevine

UTAH
* Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Roy

VIRGINIA
* Apostles Lutheran Church, Chesapeake
** Morning Star Lutheran Church, Mt. Jackson
** St. John’s Lutheran Church, Roanoke

WASHINGTON
** Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Chimacum
* Emmanuel Lutheran, Longview
** Christ Lutheran Church, Odessa
** Richland Lutheran Church, Richland
* Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Walla Walla

WISCONSIN
** St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Big Falls
** Christus Lutheran Church, Clintonville
** St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Dupont
* Peace Lutheran Church, Edgar
** St. John’s Lutheran Church, Gillett
** Northland Lutheran Church, Iola
* Hitterdahl Lutheran Church, Iola
** Olivet Lutheran Church, LaCrosse
** Zion Lutheran Church, Manawa
** First Lutheran Church, Ogdensburg
** Grace Lutheran Church Oconto Falls
* Trinity Lutheran Church, Pell Lake
** Stanfold Lutheran Church, Rice Lake