Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in

America
The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(Latvian: Latviešu evangeliski luteriska Baznica Amerika; Latvian Evangelical
LELBA) is a Lutheran denomination, formed in 1957 as a Lutheran Church in
federation, and reorganized in 1975 as a formal denomination. In America
1978 Lauma Lagzdins Zusevics was ordained as the first woman Abbreviation LELBA
to serve as a full-time minister for the LELBA. In 2014 she Classification Lutheran
became the first female Lutheran bishop in Latvian history, as the
Church of Latvia proper does not recognize women's ordination.[1] Region United States
Origin 1957/1972
As of 2007, 12,000 congregants and 68 congregations of the Milwaukee,
church were present in the United States. It is headquartered in
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Congregations 68 (2007)

See also Members 12,000 (2007)

Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad

References
1. "Clevelander becomes first woman to lead Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church" (http://ww
w.cleveland.com/religion/index.ssf/2015/04/clevelander_becomes_first_woma.html).
cleveland.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.

External links
Latvian congregation in Washington D. C. (https://web.archive.org/web/20071001104157/htt
p://www.dcdraudze.org/church/)
Latvian congregation in New York (http://www.nydraudze.org/)
Latvian: Latviešu evangeliski luteriska Baznica Amerika (http://www.lelba.org/)

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