Join Lutheran CORE – Coalition for Renewal

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Lutheran individuals and congregations may join Lutheran CORE regardless of their other church affiliations. Lutheran CORE is committed to serve both those individuals and congregations that choose to remain affiliated with the ELCA and those that choose to affiliate with other Lutheran church bodies. Lutheran CORE carries out functions similar to an ELCA synod and similar to a national church body. Congregations may choose to relate to Lutheran CORE as one of their church body relationships. This is one way to work together in mission and ministry with faithful Lutherans both inside and outside of the ELCA.

Individuals, groups and congregations join Lutheran CORE by affirming the Common Confession and declaring in writing their intention to support Lutheran CORE’s ministry. Individuals may send a note that they want to join to either info@lutherancore.org or Lutheran CORE, 2299 Palmer Drive, Suite 220, New Brighton, MN 55112. Individuals who join should include their email address, regular mailing address and home church (name and location).

Renewal groups who want to join may send a message to Rev. Paull Spring, Chair of the Steering Committee, requesting that they be admitted as a member. The message should include the names and contact information for the group's leaders and the group's website address if it has a site.

Congregations who join need to send a letter on their church letterhead signed by an officer or pastor with the date and means (congregational meeting or church council decision) of their affirmation of the Common Confession and intention to support Lutheran CORE. The letter may be sent to either info@lutherancore.org or Lutheran CORE, 2299 Palmer Drive, Suite 220, New Brighton, MN 55112.

We also ask that you support Lutheran CORE financially. You may make an online donation or checks may be made out to "WordAlone Network" with a memo for "Lutheran CORE," and sent to WordAlone Network, 2299 Palmer Drive, Suite 220, New Brighton, MN 55112. We will need significant funds for the formation of a free-standing synod and a new Lutheran church body in the reconfiguration of Lutheranism in North America.
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