SIOU X FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — On Sunday, 74% of congregation members in attendance voted for First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).
The church in downtown Sioux Falls is one of the oldest in the city. A second vote must be held before the departure is final.
The ELCA has about 200 congregations in South Dakota with about 100,000 members. There are at least seven ELCA churches in Sioux Falls…