Record Group 9: Lutheran Free Church
1897-1960
Under the dynamic leadership of Georg
Sverdrup, the Lutheran Free Church (LFC) emerged from the United Norwegian Lutheran Church
surrounding controversy regarding the future of Augsburg Seminary and College,
Minneapolis. The Church focused on congregational autonomy within a minimal denominational
and credal identity. Liturgically "low church," its records reflect a broad
array of church activities, amounting to 70 cubic feet of records. These document the
church’s educational and missions activities, while publications and records of the
Presidents Office are also notable.
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General
publications, 1893-1963 |
2.0 cu. ft. |
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President's Office, 1897-1963 |
14.0 cu. ft. |
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Board of Organization, 1897-1963 |
7.0 cu. ft. |
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Augsburg Seminary/Augsburg College, 1874-1963 |
4.0 cu. ft. |
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Education, 1908-1963 |
3.0 cu. ft. |
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Home Missions, 1897-1963 |
8.0 cu. ft. |
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Lutheran Board of Foreign Missions, 1891-1963 |
12.0 cu. ft. |
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Madagascar
|
6.0 cu. ft. |
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Japan
|
2.5 cu. ft. |
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China
|
3.5 cu. ft. |
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Ministers'
Pension Fund, 1909-1963 |
2.0 cu. ft. |
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Charities, 1898-1963 |
2.0 cu. ft. |
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LFC Publishing Company, 1924-1963 |
1.0 cu. ft. |
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Luther League Federation, 1915-1963 |
4.0 cu. ft. |
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Stewardship, 1935-1962 |
1.0 cu. ft. |
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Women's Missionary Federation,
1915-1963 |
8.0 cu. ft. |
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Merger negotiations, 1951-1963 |
2.0 cu. ft. |
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