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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 (External Link

). 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.

Presidents

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

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

Largest congregations

ť 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

Congregations and missions

ť 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 Circuit 4 (Southern)

Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Florida - est. 1912; 4233 members

Faith Viera Lutheran Church, Rockledge, Florida - 623 members

Family of Christ Lutheran Church, Tampa, Florida

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Lake Mary, Florida - 1174 membersFurther Information

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