A custom within the old Norwegian Synod was to regard October 14 as Founders’ Day. Over the years, many church dedications and special events took place on that day. The ELS which was reorganized in 1918 has carried on this tradition. We will yet observe that tradition next Sunday as a public testimony that the ELS, which was organized 100 years ago, is the spiritual successor to the doctrine and practice of the old Norwegian Synod.
