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ELCA Archives

 

The Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are the collective memory of the ELCA churchwide organization, including records of predecessor church bodies, inter-Lutheran organizations, and certain records relating to ELCA synods and their predecessors, as well as leaders and congregations of the church.

More information can be found at the archives site in the ELCA Web archive.



321 Bonnie Lane (map)
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847) 690-9410
archives@elca.org

The archives are open 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.
An appointment in advance of visit is advised.



Archives staff

Read the latest issue of the Archives Network News - semi-annual newsletter for churchwide/regional/synodical archives. Previous issues can be found at Network News.









Resources

Archival Bookshelf - e-texts from the collection.

Lutheran Hymnbooks in America

Tidings, publication of the United Synod of the South

Lutheran Woman's Work, publication of the ULCA Women's Missionary Society