The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria is a major Christian denomination

Christian denomination

A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...

of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. It has more than 1.7 million members. It has bishops and 2,400 congregations. It is a member of the 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...

, the Christian Association of Nigeria

Christian Association of Nigeria

The Christian Association of Nigeria is an umbrella organization containing numerous Christian denominations in Nigeria.-Leadership:Ayo Oritsejafor, Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church,is the President and Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of the Organisation of African Instituted Churches,...

, the Christian Council of Nigeria, the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria

Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria

The Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria is a federation of Christian denominations in Nigeria. It was founded in 1955. Its president is Nemuel Abubakar Babba...

, the Joint Christian Ministry in West Africa, and the Lutheran Communion in Western Africa. It is active in Christian-Muslim dialogue. It runs hospital

Hospital

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s. It used to be known as Ekkilisiyan Kristi a Nijeriya Lutheran.
Its seat is in or near Numan

Numan, Nigeria

Numan is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The port town lies on the Benue River. It is the location of the Adamawa State Polytechnic.-References:...

. Its origin is
SUM-Danish Branch.

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