Laestadian Lutheran Church

As of 2016[update], the Laestadian Lutheran Church has 33 member congregations in the United States and Canada, with highest concentrations of members in Minnesota, Washington, Arizona, Michigan in the United States and in Saskatchewan, Canada; the congregations are served by about 90 ministers,[1] nearly all of them lay preachers.

The Laestadian Lutheran Church teaches of God's kingdom and the need for repentance and the forgiveness of sins.

The church holds, in accord with the Lutheran Confessions, that the Bible is the highest guide and authority for Christian faith, doctrine, and life.

The norms in the congregation such as refraining from birth control, makeup, and dancing, are some of the things members do not feel are right to do as a child of God.

The Laestadian Lutheran Church takes its name from Martin Luther and Lars Levi Laestadius.