Old Lutherans

Old Lutherans refers to those German Lutherans who refused to join the Prussian Union of churches in the 1830s and 1840s.

Attempted suppression of the Old Lutherans led many to emigrate to Australia, Canada, and the United States, resulting in the creation of significant Lutheran denominations in those countries.

The legacy of Old Lutherans also survives in the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in modern Germany.

Read more about Old Lutherans:  The Prussian Union, Immigration To Australia, New Zealand and America, See Also