[SmithL]

I wouldn’t call it a stampede, not just yet. But by the end of the month, the North American Lutheran Church will be in existence, and I definitely expect to see a lot more congregations bolting from the ELCA.

[ReformedBeckite]

I'm not a Lutheran and never have been and I don't know any but from just reading the article and comments, I would have to second you that after the forming of the "North America Lutheran Church" the leaving of the Churches are going to pick up their pace big time.

Question: If the congregations vote to leave do they get to keep the Church properties.

[PhilCollins]

Why would a church join the NALC and not join the LCMS or LCMC? What are the differences among the NALC, LCMS, and LCMC? I think that the U.S. should have two or three groups of Lutheran churches. Instead, there are 12 or 13.