The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has decided to make sure dissenting voices are heard when the new denomination makes a pronouncement on a social issue.
Aasgaard was President of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America from 1925-1954.
At the age of 21, he was ordained as Bishop of the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America.
It is being bought for $15 million from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
At this point Luther Seminary belonged to the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.
The Hauge Synod merged in 1917 into the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.
Today's decision comes at the end of several years of mixed fortunes for the college, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Robert J. Marshall, President of the Lutheran Church of America.
He was active within the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (1890-1917)