• Source: Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Latvian: Latviešu evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca Amerikā; LELBA) is a Lutheran denomination, formed in 1957 as a federation, and reorganized in 1975 as a formal denomination. In 1978 Lauma Lagzdins Zusevics was ordained as the first woman to serve as a full-time minister for the LELBA. In 2014 she became the first female Lutheran bishop in Latvian history, as the Church of Latvia proper does not recognize women's ordination.
As of 2007, 12,000 congregants and 68 congregations of the church were present in the United States. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.




See also


Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad




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Latvian congregation in Washington D. C.
Latvian congregation in New York
Latvian: Latviešu evangeliski luteriska Baznica Amerika

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• Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• American Lutheran Church
• List of Lutheran denominations in North America
• Evangelical Lutheran Synod
• Evangelical Catholic Church (Lutheran)
• Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide
• Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Apostolic Lutheran Church of America