I went to an LCMS church as a kid, it felt like one step down from Catholicism.

For those who don’t know, there are two main branches of the Lutheran Church in the US.

• Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (known as LCMS)

  • More Conservative views
  • Doctrine first mentality, believes Bible is without error
  • No Same Sex Marriage
  • No ordained women
  • Young Earth Creationism
  • Traditional Worship

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (known as ELCA)

  • More Liberal views

  • Doesn’t believe scripture is 100% accurate , especially when it comes to history and science

  • Does allow for same sex marriage

  • Allows women and LGBT+ to be ordained

  • Does not fully endorse creationism

  • Contemporary Worship

Also, I believe Tim Walz is a member of an ELCA church.