Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America

Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America
Det Danske Evangeliske Lutherske Kirkesamfund i Amerika
Abbreviation	Blair Church, Danish Association
Classification	Lutheran
Region	United States
Headquarters	Blair, Nebraska
Origin	1884 Argo, Nebraska
Separated from	Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Merged into	United Evangelical Lutheran Church (1896)
Ministers	16[1]
Missionaries	1[1]

Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America (often known as the Blair Church) was a Lutheran church body that existed in the United States from 1884 to 1896, when it merged into the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.[2]

History

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Association in America, or simply the Blair Church or the Danish Association, was founded in 1884 when a group of Danish congregations left the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.[1] The Danish Association was founded at a meeting in Argo, Nebraska, and moved to nearby Blair, Nebraska after its founding.[3]

The Danish Association created Trinity Seminary on October 21, 1886 in Blair, Nebraska, with Anton Marius Andersen as the first president.[1][4]

In 1896, the Danish Association merged with the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America to form the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.[4]

References

1. Edmund Jacob Wolf (1889). The Lutherans in America; a story of struggle, progress, influence and marvelous growth. New York: J.A. Hill. p. 404.
2. "Danish Lutherans in America". Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
3. Ellis, Leeanna (April 7, 2017). "Descendants of Trinity Seminary founder volunteer at Danish Archive". Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
4. "A.M. and Laurine Andersen's Dedication Make Trinity/Dana Possible" (PDF). The Danish American Archive and Library. November 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2017.