SELC District (LCMS)

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The SELC District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS). It is one of the Synod's two non-geographical districts, along with the English District, and has its origins in the congregations of the former Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church, which merged with the LCMS in 1971. The SELC had been formed in 1902 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and changed its name to the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in 1959 due to decreasing identification with the Slovak language and culture.

The district now includes approximately 53 congregations and missions (the fewest of any LCMS district), subdivided into 4 circuits, as well as 19 preschools and 3 elementary schools. Spread over 11 U.S. states and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, the great majority of congregations are in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 17,000.

SELC District offices are located in Cudahy, Wisconsin; the Rev. Carl Krueger, Jr. has been the district president since 1997, and was reelected to a fourth term in 2006 [1]. Delegates from each congregation meet in convention every three years to elect the district president, vice presidents, circuit counselors, a board of directors, and other officers; the last convention was held on June 22-25, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

1 Presidents
2 Oldest congregations
3 Largest congregations
4 Congregations and missions
5 External links

[edit] Presidents

Rev. Albert M. Marcis, ?
Rev. Carl H. Krueger, Jr., 1997-present

[edit] Oldest congregations

1884 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Streator, Illinois
1891 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Braddock, Pennsylvania
1892 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Garfield, New Jersey
1892 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio
1894 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Raritan, New Jersey
1894 - Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Dickson City, Pennsylvania
1895 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Yonkers, New York
1896 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1902 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasant City, Ohio
1902 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Greenwich, Connecticut

Oldest in Indiana: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Whiting, Indiana, 1904
Only congregation in Missouri: Saint Lucas Lutheran Church, Boulevard Heights, St. Louis, Missouri, 1905
Oldest in Wisconsin: Saint John Lutheran Church, Cudahy, Wisconsin, 1906
Oldest in Virginia: Saint John the Baptist Lutheran Church, Emporia, Virginia, 1909
Oldest in Florida: Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Florida, 1912
Only congregation in Quebec: Ascension Lutheran Church, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Montreal, 1929
Oldest in Ontario: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Corso Italia, Toronto, 1942

[edit] Largest congregations

Membership totals are c. 2006.

4233 - Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Florida
1174 - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Lake Mary, Florida
865 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Cudahy, Wisconsin
623 - Faith Viera Lutheran Church, Rockledge, Florida
594 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Manchester, New Jersey
578 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Massillon, Ohio
560 - Saint Lucas Lutheran Church, Boulevard Heights, St. Louis, Missouri
484 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Streator, Illinois
468 - Calvary Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio
432 - Zion Lutheran Church, Clark, New Jersey

Largest in Pennsylvania: Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 395
Largest in Indiana: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Whiting, Indiana, 268
Largest in Connecticut: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Greenwich, Connecticut, 201
Largest in Ontario: Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Chatham, Ontario, 180
Largest in Virginia: Saint John the Baptist Lutheran Church, Emporia, Virginia, 148
Only congregation in Quebec: Ascension Lutheran Church, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Montreal, 140
Only congregation in New York: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Yonkers, New York, 114

[edit] Congregations and missions

Congregations established prior to 1930, or having 600 or more members, are noted (membership figures are c. 2006); in the absence of one or both of these within a circuit, the oldest and/or largest congregation is noted.

Circuit 1 (Eastern)

Ascension Lutheran Church (French: Église Luthérienne de l'Ascension), Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Montreal, Quebec - est. 1929; 140 members
Concordia Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - est. 1911
Concordia Lutheran Church, Macungie, Pennsylvania
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Garfield, New Jersey - est. 1892
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Yonkers, New York - est. 1895; 114 members
Peace Lutheran Church, Galloway Township, New Jersey
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Manchester, New Jersey - 594 members (largest in New Jersey)
Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church, Vienna, Virginia
Saint John Lutheran Church, Hazleton, Pennsylvania - est. 1921
Saint John the Baptist Lutheran Church, Emporia, Virginia - est. 1909; 148 members (largest in Virginia)
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - est. 1896; 395 members (largest in Pennsylvania)
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Greenwich, Connecticut - est. 1902; 201 members (largest in Connecticut)
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Westport, Connecticut - est. 1921
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Raritan, New Jersey - est. 1894
Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Dickson City, Pennsylvania - est. 1894
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stamford, Connecticut - est. 1907
Zion Lutheran Church, Clark, New Jersey - est. 1928

Circuit 2 (Central)

Calvary Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Lodi, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Youngstown, Ohio - est. 1922
Family of Christ Lutheran Church, Massillon, Ohio
Grace Lutheran Church, Lakewood, Ohio
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Johnstown, Pennsylvania - est. 1914
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio - est. 1892
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasant City, Ohio - est. 1902
John Huss Lutheran Church, Arnold, Pennsylvania - est. 1916
Nativity Lutheran Church, Kingsville, Ontario
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Chatham, Ontario - 180 members (largest in Ontario)
Saint John Lutheran Church, Massillon, Ohio - est. 1909; 578 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania - est. 1905
Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Steubenville, Ohio - est. 1928
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Norton, Ohio - est. 1910
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Corso Italia, Toronto, Ontario - est. 1942 (oldest in Ontario)
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Braddock, Pennsylvania - est. 1891
SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, Lorain, Ohio - est. 1905
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Central City, Pennsylvania - est. 1918
SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, Sharon, Pennsylvania - est. 1917

Circuit 3 (Western)

Doctor Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Gage Park, Chicago, Illinois - est. 1913
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Alsip, Illinois
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Streator, Illinois - est. 1884; 484 members (largest in Illinois)
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyceville, Wisconsin - est. 1917
Living Word Lutheran Church, Orland Park, Illinois
Pentecost Lutheran Church, Racine, Wisconsin - est. 1908
Resurrection Lutheran Church, Crown Point, Indiana
Saint John Lutheran Church, Granite City, Illinois - est. 1923
Saint John Lutheran Church, Cudahy, Wisconsin - est. 1906; 865 members
Saint Lucas Lutheran Church, Boulevard Heights, St. Louis, Missouri - est. 1905; 560 members
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Whiting, Indiana - est. 1904; 268 members (largest in Indiana)
Zion Lutheran Church, Norridge, Illinois - est. 1909