Back Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche von Papua-Neuguinea German Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Папуа — Новой Гвинеи Russian
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea | |
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 Official logo of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea. | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheranism |
| Polity | Episcopal[citation needed] |
| Associations | World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, Pacific Conference of Churches, Papua New Guinea Council of Churches |
| Region | Papua New Guinea |
| Congregations | 2000[1] |
| Members | 900,000 baptized[2] |
| Ministers | 2,800[1] |
| Hospitals | 12[1] |
| Primary schools | 170[1] |
| Secondary schools | 11[1] |
| Tertiary institutions | 6[1] |
| Official website | http://www.elcpng.org/ |
| Head Bishop - Rt. Rev. Jack Urame
General Secretary - Bernard Kaisom Assistant Bishop - Rev. Lucas Kedabeng | |
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. The Church is incorporated by a 1991 Act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea and it has a baptized membership of approximately 900,000 members.[2]
It is a member of the:
- Lutheran World Federation (LWF) (1976)
- World Council of Churches
- Pacific Conference of Churches
- and is in fellowship with the Lutheran Church of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f "World Council of Churches - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ a b LWF Statistics 2009 Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine