# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S446
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446 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Advocating New Name:
“International Lutheran Church”
(Memorial 514)

In its regular meeting of March 23, 1947, the voters’ assembly
of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Cloquet, Minn., unanimously
adopted the following resolution:

Wuereas, The name of our beloved Synod has become obsolete
and gives rise to misunderstanding because of its limited geograph-
ical implications; and

Wuenreas, The need fora change in the name of our Synod has
become apparent and generally recognized; and

Wuergas, The work of our Synod is truly international in
scope; and

Wuereas, The International Lutheran Hour has done much
to publicize our Synod, therefore be it

Resolved, That the name of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States be changed to “The Inter-

national Lutheran Church,” Our RepErmer Luraeran Cuurcy

Cioquet, Minn.
A. W. Emers, President
H. F. Koun, Secretary
W. A. THIELE, Pastor
Other names Proposed were: Concordia Evangelical Lu-
theran Church (Memorial 38), Lutheran Church, Missouri-Inter-
national (Memorial 39), Missouri Lutheran Church (Memorial 42),

Church (Memorial 57).
After considering these memorials, Committee 6 submitted the

name “The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.”

.This was discussed and referred back to the Committee and then
again discussed in several Sessions, after the Committee had come
back with the following report:

In re Memorial 508, p. 351, on changing the name of our
ved Church, your Committee after thorough reconsideration
feels constrained to re-commit the name recently presented, with
one small change:

“The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.”

We submit the following reasons:
1. Your Committee is unanimous in the choice of this name.
2. It identifies the thorough confessional stand of our Synod.