Lutheran World Ministries (Agency). General Secretary.

Hide Profile

The USANC was administered by the National Lutheran Council (NLC) from 1947 through 1966; as a separate standing body from 1967-1976; and as LWM from 1977-1987. The USANC and its successor body LWM worked in cooperation with the Lutheran World Federation's Department of World Service and Department of World Mission (later Department of Church Cooperation) to provide aid to those in countries suffering from war and natural disasters. LWM was terminated in 1987 with the establishment of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. USANC General Secretaries included Paul C. Empie (NLC Director 1948-1966 and USANC General Secretary.

1967-1972, 1974-1975); Carl H. Mau, Jr. (1974-1975); Paul A. Wee (1976-1986); and Harold T. Hanson (1986-1987).

From the description of Country Files, 1945-1987. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 37505608

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Lutheran World Ministries (Agency). General Secretary. Country Files, 1945-1987. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Empie, Paul C., 1909-1979. person
associatedWith Hanson, Harold T. person
associatedWith Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran World Federation. Dept. of Church Cooperation. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran World Federation. Dept. of World Mission. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran World Federation. Dept. of World Service. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran World Federation. U.S.A. National Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Mau, Carl H., Jr., 1922-1995. person
associatedWith National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith National Lutheran Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Wee, Paul A., 1937- person
associatedWith World Council of Churches. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Europe
Central America
South Africa
Africa
Middle East
Latin America
United States
Subject
Lutheran
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1945

Active 1987

Related Descriptions
Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mh3gn1

Ark ID: w6mh3gn1

SNAC ID: 71985978