We left the ELCA 20 years ago for the LCMS. We couldn’t be happier. This am, we get to attend another Bible study by our pastor where he lectures from the Greek. It is thrilling.
We bailed on the ELCA (actually, one of its forerunners) for the orthodox Confessional Lutheranism of the LCMS when we started a family. The ELCA is no place to raise children.