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Lutheran World Federation

Index Lutheran World Federation

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF; Lutherischer Weltbund) is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. [1]

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ACT Alliance

ACT Alliance is a global alliance of 146 churches and related organisations working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalized people.

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American Lutheran Church

The American Lutheran Church (ALC or sometimes TALC) was a Christian Protestant denomination in the United States and Canada that existed from 1960 to 1987.

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Anders Nygren

Anders Theodor Samuel Nygren (15 November 1890, Gothenburg – 20 October 1978, Lund) was a Swedish Lutheran theologian.

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Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) was constituted in the year 1927 in Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Arcot Lutheran Church

Arcot Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India.

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Augsburg

Augsburg (Augschburg) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.

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Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran denomination in Bangladesh.

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Basel Christian Church of Malaysia

The Basel Christian Church of Malaysia or BCCM (Gereja Kristian Basel Malaysia) formerly known as Borneo Basel Self Established Church is one of the four Lutheran bodies in Malaysia.

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Batak Christian Community Church

The Batak Christian Community Church (Gereja Punguan Kristen Batak) is a Lutheran denomination in Indonesia.

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Batak Christian Protestant Church

The Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP), which translates into English as the Batak Christian Protestant Church, is the largest Protestant denomination in Indonesia, with a baptized membership of 4,500,000.

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Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Spanish: Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Boliviana (IELB) is a Protestant Church denomination located in Bolivia that professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. Formed in 1972 by Lutheran missionaries from the United States, the church takes its members primarily and entirely from the indigenous people of Bolivia such as the Aymara and Quechua, with its members scattered across the Bolivian highlands and in and around La Paz.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod

The Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod is a Lutheran denomination in Hong Kong.

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Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa

The Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa (Gereja Masehi Injii di Minahasa) is a Protestant, Lutheran and Reformed church in Indonesia.

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Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras

The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras (Iglesia Cristiana Luterana de Honduras, abbreviated ICLH) is a Lutheran denomination in Honduras.

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Christian mission

A Christian mission is an organized effort to spread Christianity.

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Christian Protestant Angkola Church

The Christian Protestant Angkola Church is a Lutheran denomination in Indonesia.

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Christianity in Bangladesh

The earliest recorded Christians in the territory of modern-day Bangladesh arrived during the Bengal Sultanate.

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Church of Denmark

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called Church of Denmark (Den Danske Folkekirke or Folkekirken, literally: "the People's Church" or "the National Church"), is the established, state-supported church in Denmark.

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Church of Greenland

The Church of Greenland, consisting of the Diocese of Greenland is the official Lutheran church in Greenland under the leadership of the Bishop of Greenland, currently being Sofie Petersen.

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Church of Iceland

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (Hin evangelíska lúterska kirkja), also called the National Church (Þjóðkirkjan), is the officially established Christian church in Iceland.

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Church of Lippe

The Church of Lippe (Lippische Landeskirche) is a Reformed member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany that covers what used to be the Principality of Lippe.

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Church of Norway

The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke in Bokmål and Den norske kyrkja in Nynorsk) is a Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity that serves as the people's church of Norway, as set forth in the Constitution of Norway.

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Church of Sweden

The Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden.

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Church of the Faroe Islands

The Church of the Faroe Islands (Fólkakirkjan, "people's church") is one of the smallest of the world's state churches.

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Communion (religion)

The bond uniting Christians as individuals and groups with each other and with Jesus is described as communion.

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Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) is an international conference of Confessional Lutheran national churches.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Ecumenical Centre

The Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland is located in the vicinity of the International Labour Organization, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and the World Health Organization and serves as the base for the following Church organizations.

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Ecumenism

Ecumenism refers to efforts by Christians of different Church traditions to develop closer relationships and better understandings.

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Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Estonian: Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik, abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia.

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Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY; also called Mekane Yesus Church) is a Lutheran denomination in Ethiopia.

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Evangelical Church in Central Germany

The Evangelical Church in Central Germany (German:Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland) is a United church body covering most of the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia and some adjacent areas in Brandenburg and Saxony.

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Evangelical Church in Germany

The Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated EKD) is a federation of twenty Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United (Prussian Union) Protestant regional churches and denominations in Germany, which collectively encompasses the vast majority of Protestants in that country.

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Evangelical Church in Kalimantan

The Rheinische Missiongesellschaft zu Bremen (RMG) started missions in Kalimantan, now known as Borneo, in 1838 among Dayak Ngaju and Maanyan tribes.

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Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia

The Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia (Evangelička (luteranska) crkva u Hrvatskoj or ECRH) is a Lutheran denomination in Croatia.

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Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania

The Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania (Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Rumänien) is a German-speaking Lutheran church in Romania, mainly based in Transylvania.

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Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren

The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) (Českobratrská církev evangelická; ČCE) is the largest Czech Protestant church and the second largest church in general after the Catholic Church.

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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria (Evangelische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses in Österreich) is a Lutheran denomination in Austria.

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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Lutheran denomination and the largest Protestant body in Poland with about 62,000 members and 133 parishes.

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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (in Slovak Evanjelická cirkev augsburského vyznania na Slovensku, ECAV) is a Lutheran church body in Slovakia.

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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia (Evangeličanska cerkev augsburške veroizpovedi v Sloveniji) is a Lutheran denomination in Slovenia.

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Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil) is a Lutheran denomination in Brazil.

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Evangelical Church of the River Plate

The Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata or IERP) is a United, Protestant denomination with congregations in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Baden) is a Lutheran denomination in Germany.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the German state of Bavaria.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Botswana.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick (Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig) is a Lutheran church in the German states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burma

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar (Lutheran Bethlehem Church) is a Lutheran denomination in Burma.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) (Église évangélique luthérienne au Canada) is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 111,570 baptized members in 519 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–Canada, having 60,291 baptized members.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH: Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Chile) is a Lutheran denomination in Chile.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo (Église évangélique luthérienne au Congo) is a Lutheran denomination in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en el Ecuador) is a Lutheran denomination in Ecuador.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana is a Lutheran denomination in Guyana.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy

The Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy (Chiesa Evangelica Luterana in Italia, Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Italien, abbreviated CELI or ELKI) is a Protestant denomination in the Lutheran tradition in Italy.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJH) is a Lutheran denomination that has congregations in Israel, Jordan and State of Palestine.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Katika Kenya) is a Lutheran denomination in Kenya.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania (Lietuvos Evangelikų Liuteronų Bažnyčia, ELCL) is a Lutheran church body comprising congregations in Lithuania.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh is a Church belonging to the Lutheran denomination in India.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Malawi.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia or ELCM is one of the four Lutheran bodies in Malaysia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Mozambique.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland) is a member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD).

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg) is a Lutheran church in the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru (Spanish: Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en el Perú, German: Deutschsprachige Evangelisch lutherische Kirche in Peru) is a Lutheran denomination in Peru, founded by a group of German pastors in 1924 in Lima, in association with the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD in German).

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia (Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь в России, Украине, в Казахстане и Средней Азии), also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and the Other States (ELCROS), is a Lutheran denomination that itself comprises seven regional Lutheran denominations in Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan as well as individual congregations in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Sierra Leone.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa is a Lutheran church in South Africa.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) is a Lutheran church in some of the Western Provinces of South Africa.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname (Evangelisch Lutherse Kerk in Suriname) is a Lutheran denomination in Suriname.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) is the federation of Lutheran churches in Tanzania and one of the largest Lutheran denomination in the world with more than 6 million members.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand is a Lutheran denomination located in Thailand.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States

Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States is a Christian denomination in India.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Venezuela) is a Lutheran denomination in Venezuela.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Zambia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (formerly the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Zimbabwe, founded in 1903 by Swedish and South African missionaries.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (EELC) (L’Eglise Evangélique Luthérienne au Cameroun) is a Lutheran denomination in Cameroon.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia) is a Lutheran denomination in Colombia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Costa Rica) is a Lutheran denomination in Costa Rica.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana is a Lutheran denomination in Ghana.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong is a Lutheran denomination in Hong Kong.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskaya tserkov Ingriyi; Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; also the Church of Ingria) is a Lutheran church in Russia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (Latvijas evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca, or LELB) is a Lutheran Protestant church in Latvia.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea

The 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.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe is a Lutheran member church (Landeskirche) of the Evangelical Church in Germany.

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Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway

The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, or the Free Church as it is commonly known (Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke, shortened Frikirken), is a nationwide Lutheran church in Norway consisting of 81 congregations and 21,817 baptized members.

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Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary

The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary (in Hungarian Magyarországi Evangélikus Egyház) is a Protestant Lutheran denomination in Hungary.

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Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg

The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg (Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg; analoguous translation in Evangelical State Church in Württemberg) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the German former state of Württemberg, now part of the state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover

The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover (Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers) is a Lutheran church body (Landeskirche) in the German state of Lower Saxony and the city of Bremerhaven covering the territory of the former Kingdom of Hanover.

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Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony

The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony (Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens) is one of 22 member Churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), covering most of the state of Saxony.

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Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein

The Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (In German: Bund Evangelisch-Lutherischer Kirchen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein; and in French: Fédération des Eglises évangéliques luthériennes en Suisse et dans la principauté du Liechtenstein) is an organization of five Lutheran churches in Basel and Northwestern Switzerland, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, and Vaduz (Liechtenstein).

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Franklin Clark Fry

Franklin Clark Fry (August 30, 1900 – June 6, 1968) was a leading American Lutheran clergyman, known for his work on behalf of interdenominational unity.

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Fredrik A. Schiotz

Fredrik Axel Schiotz (15 June 1901 – 25 February 1989) was an American Lutheran Church leader, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, President of the Lutheran World Federation and Presiding Bishop of The American Lutheran Church.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève, Genèva, Genf, Ginevra, Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

The German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (known as GELC, GELK, or DELK) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church

Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India.

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Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam

Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam (GELC) is a major Christian Protestant denomination in India.

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Gunnar Stålsett

Gunnar Johan Stålsett (born 10 February 1935 in Nordkapp) is a Norwegian theologican and politician.

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Gutnius Lutheran Church

The Gutnius Lutheran Church, formerly the Wabag Lutheran Church, is a Lutheran body existing in Papua New Guinea.

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Hanns Lilje

Johannes (Hanns) Ernst Richard Lilje (born 20 August 1899, Hannover; died 6 January 1977, Hannover) was German Lutheran bishop and one of the pioneers of the ecumenical movement.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, December 13, 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,, Retrieved August 14, 2014 that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.

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Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help.

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India Evangelical Lutheran Church

India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) is a Christian denomination in India.

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Interfaith dialogue

Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e., "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels.

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International Lutheran Council

The International Lutheran Council is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran denominations.

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Ishmael Noko

Ishmael Noko is a southern African Lutheran priest who was the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation from 1994 to 2010.

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Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church

The or JELC is a Lutheran church in Japan.

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Japan Lutheran Church

The or NRK (based on its Romaji initials) is a Confessional Lutheran denomination in Japan.

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Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church

Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church is a major Christian denomination in India.

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Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) is a document created, and agreed to, by the Catholic Church's Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) and the Lutheran World Federation in 1999, as a result of extensive ecumenical dialogue.

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Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran denomination in Kenya.

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Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church

The or KELC is a Lutheran church in Japan.

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Lanka Lutheran Church

The Lanka Lutheran Church is a Lutheran body that exists in Sri Lanka.

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Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad

The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad (LELCA) (Latvijas Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca ārpus Latvijas (LELBĀL); Lettische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche im Ausland) is a Lutheran denomination with a presence in Latvia, Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.

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List of the largest Protestant denominations

This is a list of the largest Protestant denominations.

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Lund

Lund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden.

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Lund Cathedral

The Lund Cathedral (Lunds domkyrka) is the Lutheran cathedral in Lund, Scania, Sweden.

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Lutheran Church in America

The Lutheran Church in America (LCA) was an American and Canadian Lutheran church body that existed from 1962 to 1987.

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Lutheran Church in Chile

The Lutheran Church in Chile (Iglesia Luterana en Chile) is a Lutheran denomination in Chile.

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Lutheran Church in Great Britain

The Lutheran Church in Great Britain (LCiGB) is a small Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom.

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Lutheran Church in Ireland

The Lutheran Church in Ireland (An Eaglais Liútarach in Éirinn, Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Irland) is a Lutheran church, operating across the island of Ireland.

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Lutheran Church in Korea

The Lutheran Church in Korea or LCK (기독교한국루터회) is a confessional Lutheran denomination in the Republic of Korea and the only Lutheran denomination in South Korea.

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Lutheran Church in Malaysia

The Lutheran Church in Malaysia or LCM (Gereja Lutheran di Malaysia) is one of four Lutheran bodies in Malaysia.

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Lutheran Church in Singapore

The Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) is a Lutheran denomination in Singapore.

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Lutheran Church in the Philippines

The Lutheran Church in the Philippines is a Lutheran denomination in the Philippines.

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Lutheran Church of Australia

The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia and New Zealand.

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Lutheran Church of China

The Lutheran Church of China (LCC) was a Lutheran church body in China from 1920 to 1951.

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Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) is a major Lutheran denomination in Nigeria, a member of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).

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Lutheran Church of Rwanda

The Lutheran Church of Rwanda (Itorero Ry' Abalutheri Ry' Urwanda, Église luthérienne du Rwanda) is a Lutheran denomination in Rwanda.

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Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), often referred to simply as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

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Malagasy Lutheran Church

The Malagasy Lutheran Church (in Malagasy it is known as FLM: Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy) is one of the most important Christian churches in Madagascar, established in 1950 by the unification of 1,800 Lutheran congregations in central and southern Madagascar.

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Malagasy Protestant Church in France

The Malagasy Protestant Church in France (Église protestante malagache en France; Fiangonana Protestanta Malagasy aty Andafy) (FPMA) was founded in 1959 by Malagasy students in France with the agreement of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Madagascar.

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Mark Hanson

Mark S. Hanson (born December 2, 1946) was the third Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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Mexican Lutheran Church

The Mexican Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Mexicana) is a Lutheran denomination in Mexico.

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Mikko Juva

Mikko Einar Juva (22 November 1918 in Kokkola – 1 January 2004 in Turku) was a Finnish historian, theologian and archbishop.

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Munib Younan

Munib Younan (منيب يونان, מוניב יונאן; born September 18, 1950 in Jerusalem) is a Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land since 1998, and former President of the Lutheran World Federation (2010-2017).

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Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope

The Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope (Iglesia Luterana de Nicaragua “Fe y Esperanza”) is a Lutheran denomination in Nicaragua.

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Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church

Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) is a multi-lingual Lutheran Christian church that is centred mainly in four states of North India - Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Bengal.

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Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church

The Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church is a Lutheran denomination in Indonesia.

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis (Franciscus; Francesco; Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

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Porvoo Communion

The Porvoo Communion is a communion of 15 predominantly northern European, with a couple of far-southwestern European (in the Iberian Peninsula) Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran church bodies.

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Presbyterian polity

Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders.

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Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai

The Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai is a Lutheran denomination in Indonesia.

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Protestant Church in Sabah

The Protestant Church in Sabah or PCS (Gereja Protestan Sabah) is one of the four Lutheran World Federation member churches in Malaysia.

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Protestant Church in the Netherlands

The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Reformed (Calvinist) and Lutheran.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Salvadoran Lutheran Church

The Salvadoran Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Salvadoreña) is a Lutheran denomination in El Salvador.

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Scania

Scania, also known as Skåne, is the southernmost province (landskap) of Sweden.

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Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession

The Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession (SECAC) (Slezská církev evangelická augsburského vyznání (SCEAV), Śląski Kościół Ewangelicki Wyznania Augsburskiego) is the biggest Lutheran Church in the Czech Republic.

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Simalungun Protestant Christian Church

Gereja Kristen Protestan Simalungun (GKPS - Simalungun Protestant Christian Church) is a Lutheran and Reformed Protestant church formally founded to spread Christianity among the Simalungun people, a tribe living in Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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South Andhra Lutheran Church

South Andhra Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Taiwan Lutheran Church

The Taiwan Lutheran Church or TLC is one of the six Lutheran bodies in Taiwan.

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Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church

Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in south India, which was established in 1919 and has approximately 200,000 members.

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The Lutheran Council of Great Britain

The Lutheran Council of Great Britain is a Lutheran organization in Great Britain.

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Theology

Theology is the critical study of the nature of the divine.

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Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong

The Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong or TTMHK is one of the eight Lutheran bodies in Hong Kong.

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Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine

The Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (French: Union des Églises protestantes d'Alsace et de Lorraine, UEPAL) was created in 2006 by bringing together the Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (EPCAAL and the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (EPRAL). While the new body is not a united church, it provides a common decision-making structure and a single body of pastors.

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United Lutheran Church in America

The United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) was established in 1918 in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation after negotiations among several American Lutheran national synods resulted in the merger of three German-language synods: the General Synod (founded in 1820), the General Council (1867), and the United Synod of the South (1863).

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United Protestant Church

The United Protestant Church, also known as The Church of a Thousand Trees, is a historic church located at the corner of South Denali Street and East Elmwood Avenue in Palmer, Alaska.

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United Protestant Church in Belgium

The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Roman Catholic.

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United Protestant Church of France

The United Protestant Church of France is the main and largest Protestant church in France, created in 2013 through the unification of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France.

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World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide inter-church organization founded in 1948.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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LWF, Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa, Lutheran World Federation (The), The Lutheran World Federation, World Lutheran Federation.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_World_Federation

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