Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam
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Gossner 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. 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 Nelson Lakra.
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 hundreds of thousands of members. It has been established in 1919. 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 Bishop Nelson Lakra.
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:
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See also
- North Western Gossner Evangelical Lutheran ChurchNorth Western Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church- Introduction :Central Office - Main Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand India PIN- 834001North Western Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church is fourth largest Lutheran church in India. NWGEL Church members are from indigenous/Tribal community. NWGEL Church is autonomous Church. On 28 April 1989 United...
- Gossner Theological CollegeGossner Theological College'Gossner Theological College' is the only Theological Seminary of Jharkhand affiliated to Serampore College. It is owned by Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam.The German missionaries sent by Fr...
- AdivasiAdivasiAdivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...
- Christianity in IndiaChristianity in IndiaChristianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population. The works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings and 14th century Portuguese missionaries created an illusion to convert Indians that Christianity was introduced to...