Arcot Lutheran Church
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Arcot Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India
. It has about 40,000 members. It belongs to National Council of Churches in India
, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
, Lutheran World Federation
and World Council of Churches
.
It is led by R. Devadoss Vijayakumar. Its headquarters are in Cuddalore
, Tamil Nadu
.
The other churches belonging to the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
are:
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It has about 40,000 members. It belongs to National Council of Churches in India
National Council of Churches in India
National Council of Churches in India or NCCI is an ecumenical organisation of the protestant and Orthodox Churches in India. NCCI is a member of ACT Development, a global alliance of churches and related agencies....
, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India is a major Christian denomination in India. It has millions of members. Many of its members are Dalits and/or Adivasi. It is a member of the World Council of Churches, Christian Conference of Asia, the National Council of Churches in India and Lutheran...
, Lutheran World Federation
Lutheran World Federation
The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the...
and World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
.
It is led by R. Devadoss Vijayakumar. Its headquarters are in Cuddalore
Cuddalore
Cuddalore is a fast growing industrial city and headquarter of Cuddalore district in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. Located south of Pondicherry on the coast of Bay of Bengal, Cuddalore has a large number of industries which employ a great deal of the city's population.Cuddalore is known...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
.
The other churches belonging to the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India is a major Christian denomination in India. It has millions of members. Many of its members are Dalits and/or Adivasi. It is a member of the World Council of Churches, Christian Conference of Asia, the National Council of Churches in India and Lutheran...
are:
- 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...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya PradeshEvangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya PradeshEvangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh is a Church belonging to the Lutheran denomination in India. It has about 17,000 members. It is affiliated with United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, National Council of Churches in India, Lutheran World Federation and Christian Conference of...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan StatesEvangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan StatesEvangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States is a Christian denomination in India. It has about 25,000 members. It belongs to the Lutheran World Federation.Its president is Godwin Nag....
- Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGood Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGood Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India. It has about 40,000 members. Its headquarters is in Bhadrachalam, Madhya Pradesh.It has been founded in 1972. It is led by T...
- Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and AssamGossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and AssamGossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam is a major Christian denomination in India. It has hundreds of thousands of members. It has been established in 1919...
- Indian Evangelical Lutheran ChurchIndian Evangelical Lutheran ChurchIndian Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India. It has about 80,000 members.It is a member of the World Council of Churches, Christian Conference of Asia, the National Council of Churches in India and Lutheran World Federation Council of Churches in India NagpurIt is a...
- Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran ChurchJeypore Evangelical Lutheran ChurchJeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church is a major Christian denomination in India. It has more thanm 150,000 members. It belongs to National Council of Churches in India, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches.It is led by Bishop Chandra...
- Northern Evangelical Lutheran ChurchNorthern Evangelical Lutheran ChurchNorthern Evangelical Lutheran Church is a multi-lingual Lutheran Christian church that is centred mainly in three states of North India - Bihar, Assam and Bengal. The reach of the Church extends into Nepal and the NELC also works in Bhutan....
- South Andhra Lutheran ChurchSouth Andhra Lutheran ChurchSouth Andhra Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in India. It is Telugu-speaking.It is led by Bishop K.S. Chandra Sekhar. It has tens of thousands of members...
- Tamil Evangelical Lutheran ChurchTamil Evangelical Lutheran ChurchTamil Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in south India. It has been established in 1919.Its headquarters is in Tamil Nadu. It has about 100,000 members.. The bishops has the title "Bishop of Tranquebar". It belongs to the Lutheran World Federation...