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5 unusual facts about Association of Free Lutheran Congregations


Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

The AFLC leaders came to the consensus to create a Lutheran Bible School patterned after the fundamental teachings of the Lutheran Bible Institute founded in 1919.

The AFLC has five corporations that are sponsored by the AFLC to direct their common endeavors: the Coordinating Committee, the Schools Corporation, the Missions Corporation, the AFLC Foundation and the Association Retreat Center (ARC), located near Osceola, Wisconsin.

Believes that Christian unity is a spiritual concept, not a man-made organization such as the World Council of Churches or the National Council of Churches.

The Association Retreat Center (ARC) is a separate organization of the AFLC near Osceola, Wisconsin that serves as a retreat center for various activities within the AFLC.

The churches that formed the AFLC were members of the Lutheran Free Church who did not wish to join The American Lutheran Church.



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