I would consider ELCA and NALC to be different denominations.
The members of the Missouri synod I know certainly believe the ELCA has went off the track.
That is why I was curious which “branch if you will’ the former Catholics were joining.
Well we are all the same denomination going back to when Martin Luther nailed his thesis to the door of the church. Groups branched off but they are still our brothers. I don’t think your opinions have any weight on the matter. I don’t think you have any authority over the Lutheran church. We still all use the same Nice Creed and Apostles creed. Our baptism and communion are still the same. Actually we have more in common with other protestant churches than with Catholic or Atheist.