United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India

United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India

United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI, deutsch Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Indien) ist eine große lutherische Kirche in Indien.

Sie hat Millionen Mitglieder.[1] Viele ihrer Mitglieder sind Dalit oder Adivasi.[2] Sie gehört zum Weltrat der Kirchen, der Christian Conference of Asia, dem National Council of Churches in India und dem Lutherischen Weltbund.[3] Nach dem Tsunami von 2004 hat die United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India mit dem indischen Länderprogramm der Abteilung für Weltdienst (AWD) des Lutherischen Weltbundes bei der unmittelbaren Nothilfe zusammengearbeitet. [4]

Mitgliedskirchen

[5]

  • Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Arcot Lutheran Church
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States
  • Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam
  • Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • South Andhra Lutheran Church
  • Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Nepal Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ http://www.uelci.org/index.asp
  2. ↑ http://www.uelci.org/index.asp
  3. ↑ http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/asia/india/united-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-india.html
  4. ↑ http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/LWI/DE/1648.DE.html
  5. ↑ http://www.the-uelci.org/member-churches.asp

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