The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) was a U.S. church body that formed when approximately 250 congregations splintered off from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 1974.
The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) was a U.S. church body that existed from 1974 to 1988. The AELC formed when approximately 250 dissident congregations splintered off from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) in 1974.