 The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (or North Church) was formed in 1894 when Peter Sørensen Vig and Kristian Anker, along with a number of pastor and congregations, left the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over theological differences.In 1896, two small groups of Danish Lutherans in America – known as the Blair Church and the North Church – came together to form the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (commonly known as the United Church).This church body was a part of the Danish Lutheran "Inner Mission" movement, and strongly opposed the influence of the ideas of Danish Lutheran theologian N. F. S. Grundtvig.