Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Evangelical Lutheran Church can refer to many different Lutheran churches in the world. Among them are the following:
- Andhra Evangelical Lutheran ChurchAndhra Evangelical Lutheran ChurchAndhra Evangelical Lutheran Church was constituted in the year 1927 in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the Indian successor to the United Lutheran Church in America which was started as a self-supporting, self-governing, and self-propagating church among Telugu Christians.-Memberships:* Andhra...
in Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third... - Evangelical Lutheran Church in KisačEvangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession in KisačEvangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Kisač is a protestant church that serves local ethnic Slovak community.-History of the church:...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in BavariaEvangelical Lutheran Church in BavariaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria is a Protestant church in the German state of Bavaria. The seat of the church is in Munich....
:de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern - Evangelical Lutheran Church of BrazilEvangelical Lutheran Church of BrazilThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil, or Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil , was founded in 1904 in Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state in Brazil. The IELB is a conservative, confessional Lutheran Synod that holds the Book of Concord. It started as a mission of the Lutheran Church -...
- Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Brunswick :de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in CanadaEvangelical Lutheran Church in CanadaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 152,788 baptized members in 624 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–Canada, having 72,116 baptized members...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia
- Church of DenmarkChurch of DenmarkThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, Church of Denmark or Danish National Church, is the state church and largest denomination in Denmark and Greenland...
(Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark) - Evangelical Lutheran Church of EnglandEvangelical Lutheran Church of EnglandThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of England is a confessional Lutheran synod in the United Kingdom. It has congregations in England, Wales and Scotland....
- Estonian Evangelical Lutheran ChurchEstonian Evangelical Lutheran ChurchThe Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation...
- Church of the Faroe IslandsChurch of the Faroe IslandsThe Church of the Faroe Islands was a diocese of the Lutheran Church of Denmark until it became independent on 29 July 2007, as the smallest of the world's few remaining state churches....
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandEvangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is the national church of Finland. The church professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion....
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
- Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium
- Independent Evangelical-Lutheran ChurchIndependent Evangelical-Lutheran ChurchThe Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church is a confessional Lutheran church body of Germany. It is a member of the European Lutheran Conference and a member of the International Lutheran Council . The SELK synod has about 36,000 members in 200 congregations...
(a small nation-wide religious body in Germany) - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover :de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong
- Church of IcelandChurch of IcelandThe National Church of Iceland, or Þjóðkirkjan, formally called the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, is the state church in Iceland. Like the established churches in the other Nordic countries, the National Church of Iceland professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. Its head is the...
(Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland) - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of LatviaEvangelical Lutheran Church of LatviaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia is a Lutheran Protestant church in Latvia. Latvia's Lutheran heritage dates back to the Reformation. Both the Nazi and communist regimes persecuted the church harshly before religious freedom returned to Latvia in 1988.The Church is governed by a...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of LithuaniaEvangelical Lutheran Church of LithuaniaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania is a Lutheran church body comprising congregations in Lithuania. The ELCL is a member of the Porvoo Communion and the Lutheran World Federation....
- Evangelical Lutheran State Church of MecklenburgEvangelical Lutheran Church of MecklenburgThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg is a Lutheran church in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, serving the citizens living in Mecklenburg. The seat of the Landesbischof is the state capital Schwerin with Schwerin Cathedral as the principal church...
:de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Mecklenburgs - Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the NetherlandsEvangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands was a denomination in the Netherlands which under that name existed from 1818 to 2004...
- North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran ChurchNorth Elbian Evangelical ChurchThe North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Protestant church in Northern Germany, which largely covers the area of the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg where it is the most important Protestant denomination...
:de:Nordelbische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche - Church of NorwayChurch of NorwayThe Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
(Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway) - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg :de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New GuineaEvangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New GuineaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea is a Protestant church denomination located in Papua New Guinea that professes the Lutheran branch of the Christian faith...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony :de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens
- Evangelical Lutheran Free ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany)The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church is a small confessional Lutheran denomination based in Germany and western Austria. It currently consists of 1,470 members in 15 congregations, primarily located in former East Germany...
(small Lutheran denomination based in Germany and western Austria) - Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Schaumburg-Lippe :de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern AfricaEvangelical Lutheran Church in Southern AfricaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa is a Lutheran church in South Africa. The Church has 580,000 baptized members. in seven Dioceses in South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland. It became a member of the Lutheran World Federation in 1976 after it was formed out of four previous Synods in...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname
- Church of SwedenChurch of SwedenThe Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in TanzaniaEvangelical Lutheran Church in TanzaniaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania is the federation of Lutheran Churches in the African nation of Tanzania. In 1938, seven Lutheran churches founded a federation known as the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia :de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Thüringen
- Evangelical-Lutheran Church in WürttembergEvangelical-Lutheran Church in WürttembergThe Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg is a Protestant church in the German former state of Württemberg, now the part of the state Baden-Württemberg. The seat of the church is in Stuttgart.It is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany , and is a Lutheran Church...
:de:Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg
Historic
- Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States)Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States)The Evangelical Lutheran Church or ELC was formed in 1917 as the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America .-Background:The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America was formed by merger of the Hauge Synod , the Norwegian Synod , and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America...
existed from 1917-1960 when it became part of the American Lutheran ChurchAmerican Lutheran ChurchThe American Lutheran Church was a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States that existed from 1960 to 1987. Its headquarters was in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon its formation in 1960, the ALC designated Augsburg Publishing House , also located in Minneapolis, as the church publisher...
and is now part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
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