New York Ministerium

New York Ministerium
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheran
Associations
RegionNew York and adjacent states
LanguageEnglish & German
TerritoryNew York and adjacent states
FounderJohn Christopher Kunze
Origin1786
Separations
  • Hartwick Synod (1830)
  • New Jersey Synod (1859)
  • Steimle Synod (1866)
  • New York Synod (1867)
  • Synod of New York and New England (1902)
Merged intoUnited Lutheran Synod of New York (1929)
Other name(s)Ministerium of New York

The New York Ministerium, also known as the Ministerium of New York, was an early Lutheran synod founded in 1786 in the U.S. state of New York. Throughout its history there were theological controversies that led to congregations withdrawing from it to form new synods. In 1917, it became part of the United Lutheran Church in America, which was one of the predecessor bodies of today's Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.