1517 Media

1517 Media, formerly Augsburg Fortress Press, is the official publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It also publishes for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada as Augsburg Fortress Canada. Headquartered on South Fifth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the former headquarters of the American Lutheran Church, Augsburg Fortress publishes Living Lutheran (founded 1831, named The Lutheran until 2016), the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978), the Lutheran Study Bible, and the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), as well as a range of academic, reference, and educational books. Tim Blevins has served as the CEO of 1517 Media since August, 2018. Beth Lewis served as the CEO of Augsburg Fortress since September 3, 2002.

1517 Media
Parent companyEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Predecessor
  • Augsburg Publishing House
  • Fortress Press
Founded1988
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationMinneapolis, Minnesota
DistributionBooks International, Inc. (US fulfillment)
NBN International (UK)
multiple distributors (Asia and the Pacific)
Publication typesBooks, magazines, sheet music
ImprintsAugsburg Fortress, Fortress Press, Broadleaf Books, Beaming Books, Sparkhouse
Official websitewww.1517.media
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