Formed in 1964, the LCR is a federation of orthodox Lutheran Congregations based in the United States and Canada.
About the LCR
The LCR focuses on decentralization of the church authority, with the responsibility of church governance falling on individual congregations. Each congregation is responsible for calling their own pastors, and each maintains its own rights, including property ownership.
The congregations are bound together through doctrinal unity, and each congregation is responsible for electing delegates for representation at annual conventions. Congregations also elect council members who maintain church governance between annual conventions.
How We’re Different
Click the link below to read a collection of essays on the differences between the Lutheran Churches of the Reformation (LCR) and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LC-MS).
Locations
The LCR has locations all over the United States and a congregation in Canada. Please click the link below for a comprehensive list of all the LCR congregations.