Who We Are

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First Lutheran Church is a well established,
gifted, multi-generational congregation
with a commitment to the mission of making
disciples of Jesus Christ.  

MISSION STATEMENT
Marked with the cross of Christ forever,
We are claimed, gathered and sent
For the sake of God's world as
Ambassadors of Christ.

First Lutheran Church is a member church ​of the
​Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
​www.elca.org/
​​and the Montana Synod
www.montanasynod.org/
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ELCA Church Organizational Chart
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations 
in the United States, with about 4 million members.  The churchwide organization is based 
out of the Lutheran Center in Chicago and functions with the ELCA’s 65 synods 
and nearly 10,000 congregations across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands.
The synods are grouped into 9 regions.
 Region 1 – (Seattle Region) consists of 6 synods
Alaska
Northwest Washington
Southwestern Washington
Eastern Washington-Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Montana Synod (Great Falls)
consists of 12 clusters and 79 congregations
Fort Peck Cluster consists of 8 congregations
Dodson
Fort Peck
Glasgow
Hinsdale
Loring
Nashua
Saco
Wolf Point
First Lutheran Church, Glasgow
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