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Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB)

Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB): A small pietist Lutheran denomination founded in 1900 by Norwegian immigrants dissatisfied with the nominalism they perceived in existing Norwegian Lutheran synods. The CLB holds that a personal conversion experience is required for church membership and communion participation.

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Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB): A small pietist Lutheran denomination founded in 1900 by Norwegian immigrants dissatisfied with the nominalism they perceived in existing Norwegian Lutheran synods. The CLB holds that a personal conversion experience is required for church membership and communion participation.