The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity.Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.. As of 2021, it had a baptized membership of 344,244 in 1,264 congregations, with churches in 47 US states and 4 …

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Finnish: Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; Swedish: Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland.It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity.The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Orthodox Church of Finland.