Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

Headquarters
1020 Alcott Ave., W., Box 655, Fergus Falls, MN
56538, Tel. (218)739-3336 Fax (218)739-5514
Media Contact, Pres., Rev. Joel Egge
Email: clba@clba.org, sdolsen@clba.org
Website: www.clba.org
Officers
Pres., Rev. Joel Egge
Vice Pres., Rev. Matthew Rogness
Sec., Rev. Paul Larson, 1020 Alcott Ave. W,
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Exec. Dir. of Finance, Bradley Martinson
Lutheran Brethren Seminay President, Dr. David
Veum
International Missions, Exec. Dir., Rev. Matthew
Rogness
Periodicals
Faith & Fellowship
Church of the Lutheran
Confession
The Church of the Lutheran Confession held its
constituting convention in Watertown, S.D., in
August of 1960. The Church of the Lutheran
Confession was begun by people and congregations
who withdrew from church bodies that made
up what was then known as the Synodical
Conference over the issue of unionism. Following
such passages as I Corinthians 1 vs.10 and
Romans 16 vs.17-18, the Church of the Lutheran
Confession holds the conviction that mutual
agreement with the doctrines of Scripture is essential
and necessary before exercise of church fellowship
is appropriate.
Members of the Church of the Lutheran Confession
uncompromisingly believe the Holy Scriptures
to be divinely inspired and therefore inerrant. They
subscribe to the historic Lutheran Confessions as
found in the Book of Concord of 1580 because they
are a correct exposition of Scripture.
The Church of the Lutheran Confession exists
to proclaim, preserve and spread the saving truth
of the gospel of Jesus Christ, so that the redeemed
of God may learn to know Jesus Christ as their
Lord and Savior and follow him through this life
to the life to come.
Headquarters
501 Grover Rd., Eau Claire, WI 54701, Tel.
(715)836-6622
Media Contact, Pres., Daniel Fleischer
Tel.(361)241-5147
Email: JohnHLau@juno.com
Website: www.clclutheran.org
Officers
Pres., Rev. John Schierenbeck, 3015 Ave. K NW,
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Mod., Rev. Paul Nolting, 208 Gall Path,
Mankato, MN 56001
Vice Pres., Rev. Mark Bernthal, 3232 West Point
Rd., Middleton, WI 53562, Tel. (608)233-2244
Sec., Rev. Wayne Eichstadt, 417 Woodhaven
Lane, Mankato MN 56001
Treas., Dr. James Sydow, 500 Grover Rd., Eau
Claire, WI 54701
Archivist, Prof. David Lau, 507 Ingram Dr., Eau
Claire, WI 54701
Statistician, Dr. James Sydow, 500 Grover Rd.,
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Periodicals
The Lutheran Spokesman, Journal of Theology
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene resulted from the
merger of three independent holiness groups. The
Association of Pentecostal Churches in America,
located principally in New York and New England,
joined at Chicago in 1907 with a largely West
Coast body called the Church of the Nazarene and
formed the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. A
southern group, the Holiness Church of Christ,
united with the Pentecostal Church of the
Nazarene at Pilot Point, Texas, in 1908. In 1919 the
word “Pentecostal” was dropped from the name.
Principal leaders in the organization were Phineas
Bresee, William Howard Hoople, H. F. Reynolds
and C. B. Jernigan. Dr. H. F. Reynolds organized
the first Canadian congregation in 1902 at Oxford,
Nova Scotia. The Church of the Nazarene emphasizes
entire sanctification or Christian Holiness. It
stresses the importance of a devout and holy life
and a positive witness through Christ-like character
shaped by the Holy Spirit. Nazarenes express
their faith through evangelism, compassionate
ministries, and education. The church is connectional.
Its polity combines episcopal, presbyterian,
and congregational elements. Churches call pastors.
Districts conduct annual assemblies and elect
leaders. The quadrennial General Assembly, a delegated
body, is international in scope and establishes
doctrine and order, elects the general superintendents
(currently six), and elects members to
various church boards and agencies. Internationally
the church has 13 liberal arts colleges and universities,
five graduate seminaries, 34 Bible colleges,
three schools of nursing, an education college,
and a junior college. The church maintains
794 missionaries in 151 world areas. World services
include medical, educational and religious
ministries. Books, periodicals and other Christian
literature are published at the Nazarene Publishing
House. The church is a member of the Christian
Holiness Partnership, National Association of
Evangelicals, the World Methodist Council, and
the European Methodist Council.
Headquarters
Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star
Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66220, Tel. (913)577-
0600 Fax (913)577-0848
Media Contact, Gen. Sec./Operations Officer (OO),
Dr. David P. Wilson, Tel. (913)577-0600; Fax:
(913)577-0848 Email: dwilson@nazarene.org
Email: ssm@nazarene.org
Website: www.nazarene.org
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